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
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