Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:12:10 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: "'Jacques A. Vidrine'" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: RE: realpath(3) et al Message-ID: <000001c3610e$05e7f570$9f8d2ed5@internal> In-Reply-To: <20030812200134.GC51604@madman.celabo.org>
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> On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 01:41:13PM +0200, Devon H. O'Dell wrote: > > However, it is also one that > > will boost the image of FreeBSD as well as make it more accepted by > > third-party auditors (who I'd also like to see audit FreeBSD). >=20 > Who are these `third-party auditors'? There are a few who do security-related audits. I'll see if I can get a = list made up. =20 > > Additionally (and somewhat unrelated), Linux was recently audited = and > given > > the status "very secure". >=20 > REALLY? Wow, ``very secure''!! I'm switching!! (Tongue-in-cheek) >=20 > I think we'd need deep pockets for just about ANY kind of useful > certification, security-related or not. We probably would. This is why I'm suggesting that it become something = we stick on the front page of freebsd.org/freebsdfoundation.org. Since = FreeBSD is a not-for-profit organization (as Chris Odell pointed out) I think = it'd actually be attractive for people (and corporations using FreeBSD) to = donate as it would be tax-deductible. It just needs to be made well-known that = this is a goal of the Foundation, and I think people will be willing to = donate to it. We've already had $300 of pledges today :) --Devon > Cheers, > -- > Jacques Vidrine . NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX . Heimdal > nectar@celabo.org . jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@freebsd.org . > nectar@kth.se > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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