On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Jorge Biquez <jbiq...@intranet.com.mx>wrote:
> Hello all. > > I found this interesting and wanted to share it here..... > I guess it has to do with a recently thread here.... > > Jorge Biquez > -------------------------- > By Doug Barney > Editor in Chief, Redmond magazine > dbar...@redmondmag.com > > FBI: THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INSTALLATION > If WikiLeaks taught us anything, it's that our government (heck, pretty > much all governments) does a lot of things behind our backs. Some of > this is necessary and justified, and some seems just stupid and > sometimes evil. > > Now an ex-consultant for the FBI says a decade ago the bureau modified > OpenBSD (you can do that since it is open source). It didn't improve > security or performance. Nah, the feds installed a backdoor so it could > spy on U.S. attorneys who used the OS. > http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650088:222349 > > The charges, made by Greg Perry, were denounced by an OpenBSD developer > as poppycock. > > This is a bit different from WikiLeaks as Perry claims his charges were > meant to be private and to serve as notice to get the OpenBSD code > fully audited. > > It will, I think, take an audit to get the bottom of this fiasco. > > Do you trust our key pieces of software or suspect manipulation? Send > your opinions to dbar...@redmondmag.com. We only publish first names so > you needn't fear retribution. > > To comment, go here: > http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650089:222349 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > Jorge: I appreciated your willingness to post information about the subject at hand, however I don't think the mailing list is the correct place for 'Redmond Magazine' propaganda. I would also like to point out as of yet, the existence of a backdoor has yet to be confirmed. Below are two link you may enjoying reading to update your knowledge of the matter at hand: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129237675106730&w=2 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.bugtraq/45620 Michael -- Thanks, Michael Rusch New York Times rus...@gmail.com twitter - @weeddude _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
