From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 17 04:39:24 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55EEA106564A for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:39:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbiquez@intranet.com.mx) Received: from intranet.com.mx (intranet.com.mx [200.33.246.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F10E68FC0A for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:39:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from PC2.intranet.com.mx (189.191.41.102) by intranet.com.mx with ESMTP (EIMS X 3.3.9); Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:41:09 -0600 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:39:11 -0600 To: "Michael R. Rusch" From: Jorge Biquez In-Reply-To: References: <3375403234-437633920@intranet.com.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3375405670-437633933@intranet.com.mx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Not affecting exactly FreeBSD but OpenBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:39:24 -0000 At 10:22 p.m. 16/12/2010, Michael R. Rusch wrote: >On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Jorge Biquez ><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 >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 > >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 >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 > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"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://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.bugtraq/45620 > >Michael > >-- > >Thanks, >Michael Rusch > >New York Times > >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