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Re: [linux-security] ANNOUNCEMENT: Secure Linux Project [Forwarded e-mail from Marc Ewing]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Uphoff)
Sat Mar 2 17:03:27 1996
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 15:40:50 -0500
From: Jeff Uphoff <juphoff@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu>
To: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
Marc sent this to linux-security a few days ago, but due to a
badly-timed reboot of the lists' primary mail-delivery hub here it
doesn't appear that it got propagated out to the lists (though it did
get archived and digested). Anyway...here it is again.
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From: Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
To: Jeff Uphoff <juphoff@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu>
cc: David J Meltzer <davem+@andrew.cmu.edu>,
linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
Subject: Re: [linux-security] ANNOUNCEMENT: Secure Linux Project
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:05:40 -0500
Jeff Uphoff <juphoff@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu> writes:
> "DJM" == David J Meltzer <davem+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
> DJM> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> DJM> Secure Linux Project
> DJM> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> DJM> Initial Announcement of Formation
> DJM> [...]
>
> This is, IMHO, a very good idea: a comprehensive, "ground-up," review of
> Linux applications' security is something that is a bit beyond the scope
> of the linux-security list (as it was originally envisioned); a separate
> set of lists--certain to be very active if/when a project like this
> picks up steam--is definitely called for.
I agree. David has done a good job of hunting down holes ove the past
few months, but even he needs to study for an exam every now and then!
A concerted effort to find and squash holes is a great idea, and Red Hat
Software will do whatever we can to support the effort.
- -Marc
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