Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:02:51 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD Message-ID: <4B211BAB.4030301@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >>From my information security manager: > > FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a > (comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example: > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.html yeah we know, but really, quoting security as a reason not to use it is a bit like quoting flat tyres (British spelling to those USA'ns reading) as a reason to not buy a Jag. Every OS has them and in fact we are better than many. > > > > >
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