From: "Robert Comer" 

>...priviledge reduction arena.

?

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:shjiuucoiq77f2hk45mvtova3pu24sp2ia{at}4ax.com...
> On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:38:00 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
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> >> My point was, that open/closed source leaves the average Joe in the
same
> >> situation - neither one is automagically more secure than the other.
> >
> >And I agree with that point.
> >
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> On the other hand, the OpenBSD folk have done and are doing some very
> nice work in the priviledge reduction arena.
>
>  /m
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> >
> >"Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in message
> >news:3de8fdc4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> >> news:3de8eeef{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > > Provided that I am good enough at programming to even find
> >> > > what's wrong, let alone to understand the fix.
> >> >
> >> > You seem like you are to me, but if you aren't that's
okay too, find
> >> > someone you trust and get them to test it if you don't trust it.
> >>
> >> My point was, that open/closed source leaves the average Joe in the
same
> >> situation - neither one is automagically more secure than the other.
> >>
> >>
> >> Antti Kurenniemi
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>

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