On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM, - Tethys <tet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Marco Peereboom <sl...@peereboom.us> wrote:
>> because it is.
>
> And therein lies some of the problem with the OpenBSD community. Don't
> get me wrong, I like OpenBSD, I use it, and have donated to the
> project. But here we have a user that has security concerns, and
> rather than either admit there's a problem or point out why there's no
> security hole, the answer given is just that it's secure "because it
> is". That wouldn't fill me with confidence if I was looking to deploy
> an OpenBSD system. I'm worried that some are getting complacent about
> OpenBSD's security here...

Then one should ask a question, wait for replies, and read them. Not
send a new email to the list every hour with ever escalating
trollosity, nor start new threads with provocative subjects.

If you want to borrow some eggs from your neighbor, you knock politely
and wait.  You don't keep bounding on the door and then piss in the
window.

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