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Date:      Sun, 3 Jun 2007 04:33:01 +0200
From:      Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu>
To:        Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Blake Finley, MA, ABD-2" <blakefinley@transpacific.net>, Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BSD derivatives
Message-ID:  <20070603043301.28d9bef2@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <46621503.5030303@freebsd.org>
References:  <4661FAC9.9010806@transpacific.net> <20070602201740.202e768a.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <46621503.5030303@freebsd.org>

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On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:10:27 -0700
Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Bill Moran wrote:
> > OpenBSD puts security higher on its list of project goals and
> > motivating factors than any other OS I know.
> 
> I disagree.  I'd say that OpenBSD and FreeBSD put security in exactly
> the same place -- at the top of the list.

Sorry but I have to disagree here.
FreeBSD ships with closed source software including following drivers:
ath, nve, oltr, rr232x, hptmv.
Closed source software implies potential insecurity. If security is at
the top of the list then I see a clear contradiction here.

Jona

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build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns
laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you
are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion



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