Re: Fwd: FreeBSD hiding security stuff

From: Claus Guttesen (cguttesen_at_yahoo.dk)
Date: 03/04/05

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    Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:28:15 +0100 (CET)
To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org

    > FYI
    >
    >
    > >To: misc@openbsd.org
    > >Subject: FreeBSD hiding security stuff
    > >Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:51:42 -0700
    > >From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>
    > >
    > >A few FreeBSD developers apparently have found some
    > security issue
    > >of some sort affecting i386 operating systems in
    > some cases.
    > >
    > >They have refused to give us real details.
    > >
    > >A promise is now being made.
    > >
    > >If a bug is found in OpenSSH, which we believe to
    > have security
    > >consequences, we wil inform FreeBSD last.
    > >
    > >Fair is fair.
    > >
    > >I really wish it was not this way, but after a week
    > of trying to get the
    > >policy to be fixed, we are changing our policy as
    > well.
    > >
    > >Without immediate action from them to repair their
    > polcy, and a public
    > >apology for this, that policy will stand.
    >

    Did you verify with Theo whether this mail originated
    from him?

    regards
    Claus

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