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Date:      Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:56:07 +0400
From:      "Mikhail A. Sokolov" <mishania@demos.net>
To:        Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
Cc:        dave <dave@comsite.net>, 026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca, mishania@demos.net, tomb@securify.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "Secure-FreeBSD" Idea
Message-ID:  <19990813195607.A20710@demos.su>
In-Reply-To: <199908131543.BAA28035@cheops.anu.edu.au>; from Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> on Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 01:43:57AM %2B1000
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9908130740210.11942-100000@bsdserve1.comsite.net> <199908131543.BAA28035@cheops.anu.edu.au>

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On Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 01:43:57AM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:
# In some mail from dave, sie said:
# > > Basically I popped the CD in, selected the partition and hit install. It
# > > whirled rebooted and presto, I was running Be.
# > I recently installed Redhat and FreeBSD...I am familiar with both, but the
# > Redhat install took 3 runs through the install process to get right, and
# Be careful when trying to compare people's experience with Linux installs.
# "Linux" is rather obscure in this subject - what you need to know is whether
# or not it is Debian or Caldera or Redhat or Slackware or Suse or ...

# I've not seen the most recent RedHat install, but 5.x and earlier were a
# lot harder to install, if you were using SCSI or had a device anywhere but
# a preprogrammed slot, than FreeBSD.  Caldera's latest is meant to be much
# better.  If anyone can make a Unix install better than Solaris's, I'd be
# very impressed.

Indeed, but weren't we talking about having  an option of levels of secureness
of the box whilst installation stage? ;) afair, no OS's provide such. 

# 
# Darren

-- 
-mishania


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