Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:33:15 +0100 (BST) From: Jay Tribick <netadmin@fastnet.co.uk> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Projects to improve security (related to C) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980722093203.1949L-100000@bofh.fast.net.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980721235902.25546M-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu>
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| > be some positive decisions made and action taken. Clearly, we've | > seen some problems that need fixing; the worst thing that can happen | > is that people will do nothing. Constructive suggestions? | | If you want an automagic patching system and you think it will | be a "marketable" product, the standard next step is to build a | proof-of-concept prototype for some marketing tests. | | It seems such a system would need three componets. | | * A mechanism for manufacturing and packaging and labeling band-aids[1] | * A band-aid delivery service | * A mechanism for safely applying the band-aids | | I personally think the scheme would be most marketable if the | last stage had a "let me look at it first" mode in addition to an | automagic mode. I agree with this, I also think we should have versions that are a full source code distribution of the patch - in case we can't apply it cleanly over existing source or if we've 'hacked' at our the source already. Regards, Jay Tribick -- [| Network Administrator | FastNet International | http://fast.net.uk/ |] [| Finger netadmin@fastnet.co.uk for contact information |] [| T: +44 (0)1273 677633 F: +44 (0)1273 621631 e: netadmin@fast.net.uk |] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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