Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:39:11 -0600 From: Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@intranet.com.mx> To: "Michael R. Rusch" <ruschm@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Not affecting exactly FreeBSD but OpenBSD Message-ID: <3375405670-437633933@intranet.com.mx> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=9iYJiDdhAp8Q=_RJ27V1ocXH%2B3MR4Hox4DADj@mail.gmail.c om> References: <3375403234-437633920@intranet.com.mx> <AANLkTi=9iYJiDdhAp8Q=_RJ27V1ocXH%2B3MR4Hox4DADj@mail.gmail.com>
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At 10:22 p.m. 16/12/2010, Michael R. Rusch wrote: >On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Jorge Biquez ><<mailto:jbiquez@intranet.com.mx>jbiquez@intranet.com.mx> wrote: >Hello all. > >I found this interesting and wanted to share it here..... >I guess it has to do with a recently thread here.... > >Jorge Biquez >-------------------------- >By Doug Barney >Editor in Chief, Redmond magazine ><mailto:dbarney@redmondmag.com>dbarney@redmondmag.com > >FBI: THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INSTALLATION >If WikiLeaks taught us anything, it's that our government (heck, pretty >much all governments) does a lot of things behind our backs. Some of >this is necessary and justified, and some seems just stupid and >sometimes evil. > >Now an ex-consultant for the FBI says a decade ago the bureau modified >OpenBSD (you can do that since it is open source). It didn't improve >security or performance. Nah, the feds installed a backdoor so it could >spy on U.S. attorneys who used the OS. ><http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650088:222349>http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650088:222349 > >The charges, made by Greg Perry, were denounced by an OpenBSD developer >as poppycock. > >This is a bit different from WikiLeaks as Perry claims his charges were >meant to be private and to serve as notice to get the OpenBSD code >fully audited. > >It will, I think, take an audit to get the bottom of this fiasco. > >Do you trust our key pieces of software or suspect manipulation? Send >your opinions to ><mailto:dbarney@redmondmag.com>dbarney@redmondmag.com. We only >publish first names so >you needn't fear retribution. > >To comment, go here: ><http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650089:222349>http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6650089:222349 > >_______________________________________________ ><mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >mailing list ><http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"<mailto:freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >Jorge: > >I appreciated your willingness to post information about the subject >at hand, however I don't think the mailing list is the correct place >for 'Redmond Magazine' propaganda. > >I would also like to point out as of yet, the existence of a >backdoor has yet to be confirmed. > >Below are two link you may enjoying reading to update your knowledge >of the matter at hand: > ><http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129237675106730&w=2>http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129237675106730&w=2 > >http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.bugtraq/45620 > >Michael > >-- > >Thanks, >Michael Rusch > >New York Times > ><mailto:ruschm@gmail.com>ruschm@gmail.com >twitter - @weeddude Hello. I am sorry. I thought could be of interest... I will follow the links. Thanks!. I'm sorry th eintention was not make propaganda to Redmon.... Jorge Biquez
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