Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:32:26 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: "'twig les'" <twigles@yahoo.com>, <security@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Certification (was RE: realpath(3) et al) Message-ID: <000401c36110$d7db4b70$9f8d2ed5@internal> In-Reply-To: <20030812202822.28566.qmail@web10108.mail.yahoo.com>
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This is what I'm wondering about and what I'd like to contribute and donate to/for. I don't feel that it would be a waste of time. I feel that it would give: a) A better image of FreeBSD b) More reason for corporations to actually *use* FreeBSD, and c) Stop all the people on /. from whining about how FreeBSD is dead (like anybody gives a (#*@ but okay ;) My other thread is re: stack smashing protection. Lets separate the two. --Devon > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > security@freebsd.org] Namens twig les > Verzonden: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:28 PM > Aan: security@freebsd.org > Onderwerp: Certification (was RE: realpath(3) et al) > > I actually just asked about FreeBSD's status regarding Common > Criteria last week on -questions but no one knew; one guy > answered that it would be wasteful. Is this the cert on > everyone's mind? It would be nice to have this cert for the 5.x > line but I understand that it is massively expensive and the > resources may be better spent on development. Has the team > discussed this? > > > --- "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 01:41:13PM +0200, Devon H. O'Dell > > wrote: > > > > However, it is also one that > > > > will boost the image of FreeBSD as well as make it more > > accepted by > > > > third-party auditors (who I'd also like to see audit > > FreeBSD). > > > > > > Who are these `third-party auditors'? > > > > There are a few who do security-related audits. I'll see if I > > can get a list > > made up. > > > > > > Additionally (and somewhat unrelated), Linux was recently > > audited and > > > given > > > > the status "very secure". > > > > > > REALLY? Wow, ``very secure''!! I'm switching!! > > (Tongue-in-cheek) > > > > > > I think we'd need deep pockets for just about ANY kind of > > useful > > > certification, security-related or not. > > > > We probably would. This is why I'm suggesting that it become > > something we > > stick on the front page of freebsd.org/freebsdfoundation.org. > > Since FreeBSD > > is a not-for-profit organization (as Chris Odell pointed out) > > I think it'd > > actually be attractive for people (and corporations using > > FreeBSD) to donate > > as it would be tax-deductible. It just needs to be made > > well-known that this > > is a goal of the Foundation, and I think people will be > > willing to donate to > > it. We've already had $300 of pledges today :) > > > > --Devon > > > > > Cheers, > > > -- > > > Jacques Vidrine . NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX > > . Heimdal > > > nectar@celabo.org . jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@freebsd.org > > . > > > nectar@kth.se > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security- > > > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > ===== > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Emo is what happens when the glee club goes punk. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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