Re: Fwd: FreeBSD hiding security stuff

From: Allen (gorebofh_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/05/05

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    Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:56:55 -0500
    To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
    
    

    On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 07:58:35AM -0500, Mike Tancsa wrote:
    >
    > 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.

    Daddy Timmy won't give me a turn!....

    > >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.

    Ohhhhh tough guy! what a testicle.

    > >Fair is fair.

    Like when you take Net BSD and change it around, make it so upon boot up
    nothing is open by default, slapping the "It's secure" sticker .....

    > >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.

    "I'm telling my Daddy on you!"

    Damn I can't stand him.

    > >Without immediate action from them to repair their polcy, and a public
    > >apology for this, that policy will stand.

    If you guys apologize to that walking turnip I'm trading in my Free BSD
    merchadise I've paid for, for Windows NT tee-shirts.

    -Allen / Gore. A Slackware and Free BSD guy.

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