My guess is, the more secure the desktops the better, but your email messages are ours for the taking.
-----Original Message----- From: daRcmaTTeR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Announcement: UnitedLinux On Fri, 31 May 2002, civileme wrote: > Miark wrote: > > >>I find it interesting that they made no mention of the efforts of the > >>NSA to develop a very very secure linux or the adjustments necessary to > >>the standards to accommodate it. It is about as spy-proof as software > >>gets by the spies themselves... NSA has issued a completed source for > >>the kernel and security routines (37 Mb download) and I think you can > >>guess we will be looking carefully at it for possible incorporation. > >> > >>Civileme > >> > > > >That seems inconsistent with their "we want a back door to Winsux" > >behavior. Why would the NSA want us normal folk to have very secure > >machines? Doesn't that just make their sky games more difficult? > > > >Miark > > > Ummm, the focus has changed in the intelligence community lately. It is > more on preventing spying than performing it. The whole issue is in > source and is either GPL or public domain (yes, wide open for "enhance, > extend and claim") for those exclusively done by the NSA, as is required > by Federal Law. I am tickled that they released the thing rather than > just circulating it to the security-related Federal Agencies, and I am > also pleased that they observed the strictures of the GPL, in letter and > in spirit. > > Civileme Civileme, this is incredibly interesting. where does one find the files to compile the NSA's version of Linux. I'd love to take a look at this system. -- Mark a.k.a. daRcmaTTeR ------------------ "If your wife told you NOT to do it there's probably a real good reason!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - REGISTERED LINUX USER #186492 Penguinized since 1997 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify me immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd, unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com
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