Re: Linus Torvalds thoughts on Linux Security
> On 08/11/15 04:26, Eric Furman wrote: > I'm not a troll. Just saw the thread on Slashdot and thought it > would be interesting to see what other people thought. > > I'll refrain from posting such things in the future if the only > response I get is being called a troll (which is a really > unimaginative insult by the way). > You used the words *provoke a bit of a debate* in your OP. If you remember back, as you readed FAQ 1.5 *It's also worth mentioning one of the most important ways you should not try to "help" the OpenBSD project: do not waste your time engaging in operating system flame wars. It does not help the project to find new users and can cause substantial harm to important relationships that developers have with other developers.* Also, as you subscribed to the list, you readed the *Netiquette* - specially *Respect differences in opinion and philosophy*. If you try to start a flame or something else, it will end in a virtual kick in the ass. Compare it - what will happen if you start somewhere a discussion like Vim versus Emacs or MySQL versus PostgreSQL ? Don't be insulted - simple do your homework as expected. What I think about *Linus Torvalds thoughts on Linux Security* ... the best security solution is, if the Penguin stays at its natural habitat - Antarktika.
Re: Linus Torvalds thoughts on Linux Security
Please don't encourage trolls. This has already been discussed at length on this list to no purpose.
Re: Linus Torvalds thoughts on Linux Security
Some Developer wrote: I thought this might provoke a bit of a debate on this list :). What do you think of what Linus has to say about security? http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/11/06/132209/linuss-thoughts-on-linux-security I think he knows his market and his product. Securing Linux would require undoing a lot of what Linus and Linux has struggled to achieve. Linux can never return to the simplicity of OpenBSD, and simplicity is the key to security. He has his space, and his clarity in defining that space is a boost to the entrepreneurial opportunities for OpenBSD. -- Jack J. Woehr # Science is more than a body of knowledge. It's a way of www.well.com/~jax # thinking, a way of skeptically interrogating the universe www.softwoehr.com # with a fine understanding of human fallibility. - Carl Sagan
Re: Linus Torvalds thoughts on Linux Security
On 08/11/15 04:26, Eric Furman wrote: Please don't encourage trolls. This has already been discussed at length on this list to no purpose. I'm not a troll. Just saw the thread on Slashdot and thought it would be interesting to see what other people thought. I'll refrain from posting such things in the future if the only response I get is being called a troll (which is a really unimaginative insult by the way).
