Re: [Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question

2001-07-24 Thread Andrew Hoying
rom: "Dale Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question > On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, David Douthitt wrote: > > > How much more secure does the Open Wall patch really make

Re: [Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question

2001-07-24 Thread Dale Long
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, David Douthitt wrote: > > How much more secure does the Open Wall patch really make Linux in real > > terms and not academic terms? > > What's the difference between "real terms" and "academic terms"? The list of advertised features vs their real impact. > My view is, anyth

Re: [Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question

2001-07-24 Thread Jack Coates
On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Dale Long wrote: > I was wondering... > How much more secure does the Open Wall patch really make Linux in real > terms and not academic terms? Finding a line between real and academic is pretty tough when the academics write exploits and root kits :-) Some of the SSH1 holes

Re: [Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question

2001-07-24 Thread David Douthitt
Dale Long wrote: > How much more secure does the Open Wall patch really make Linux in real > terms and not academic terms? What's the difference between "real terms" and "academic terms"? My view is, anything that is reliable and improves security is worth it. Thus, OpenWall qualifies, and it

[Leaf-devel] Open Wall Question

2001-07-24 Thread Dale Long
I was wondering... How much more secure does the Open Wall patch really make Linux in real terms and not academic terms? Dale. ___ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel