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To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
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Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD
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Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
>>From my information security manager:
> 
> 	FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a
> 	(comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example:
> 
> 	http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.html

Without wanting to get into any "flame wars", I will only say this ..

I find this kind of unsubstantiated speculation extremely disappointing.
 It speaks not only to an apparent lack of knowledge about FreeBSD but
also about any alternative operating system.

Subject closed,

	imb