Not receiving messages from the list

2012-09-01 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Would anybody be able to explain why I am not regularly receiving messages from misc? I haven't received anything since 22 August 2012. Comments much appreciated. Mike

Re: OpenBSD - UEFI Secure Boot

2012-07-07 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Tomas (and David and E.V.R. Else-Body) Yes - I'd read the thread(s) (Gentoo too..) - but the ultimate conclusion of much of the discussion is "buy different hardware". I bought Betamax (because it was the best)... until... I bought SAAB (because it was the best)... until... I bought Amiga (becau

Re: OpenBSD - UEFI Secure Boot

2012-07-07 Thread llemike...@aol.com
T, A!! Oh Yes I see what you are doing... Ah-hahaha, Yes - I agree Talk is so much puff... We need to DO... Time to work on CoreBoot or our own (who else will do it?) aftermarket BIOS solutions... Mike's plan: 1) Get EPROM programmer with PLCC adaptor 2) Get surface mount torch 3)

OpenBSD - UEFI Secure Boot

2012-07-07 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Dear , I have been considering the implications for BSD and Linux and any non-MS O/S of the implementation of UEFI Secure Boot (SB). As I understand it, ARM devices wishing to receive Win8 cert are required to enable SB by default and prevent the disabling of SB. Meanwhile, x86 devices are supp

Re: OpenBSD forked

2012-06-21 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Would it be right to say that the "OpenBSD forked?" discussion has been forked into a discussion about the best way to learn C? In my experience - the following ways are the best to learn: 1) Get a basic understanding of how a program is structured, how to interface with other programs and the u

Re: Security Patch Announcements

2012-05-01 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Martin, Aaaa! I see. So I didn't miss anything. Thanks for the swift response. Mike

Security Patch Announcements

2012-05-01 Thread llemike...@aol.com
Dear , ;-) Using 5.0 I have now installed the two patches issued: 1) BIND patch from 01/12/2011 2) libcrypto patch from 23/04/12 What I cannot understand is that I have been registered on the following mailing lists since 5 April 2012: misc tech security-announce However, I