From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 17 04:52:02 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 45723106566C for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:52:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ruschm@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f48.google.com (mail-bw0-f48.google.com [209.85.214.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA1558FC0A for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:52:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so66117bwz.7 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:52:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=joNsjQyQv0Pd6HjDsml/pmmDd6AV/ou/TBMniJk5XXo=; b=d5/1nAlpzGKf4e05TA+8nwirlgjA+ssnrsVOkyRPsPrRbPfeajnB/kHBb422GHggzB h4qHec53/7/uoG0+8Dg/xMjticqovV7akq+t23HW93/kZa8jTSxUVox5pv8i9xyPkNMh +517XElNTYb4QRZ8z2GE94ukfJ7DuexiT5XUI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=JUiv/kY5KaDWduzzWAjj1/Wo4jN5uFxaSdgvMiLT2/IRzh+ybJlpEeBMCpHFaIBhw0 hSsvAKmuXF32AIVEiMCGtrEzQgxVGMdrskz/tUPIG4hfP2aRvvVorFrRnHw6/HTTkpRL r4gSOe+ALgdJMerRDCasSG29zzaeVfjRiomm8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.75.131 with SMTP id y3mr220355bkj.126.1292559742243; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:22:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.53.66 with HTTP; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:22:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3375403234-437633920@intranet.com.mx> References: <3375403234-437633920@intranet.com.mx> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:22:22 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Michael R. Rusch" To: Jorge Biquez Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: dbarney@redmondmag.com, 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 04:52:02 -0000 On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Jorge Biquez 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