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Date:      Wed, 09 Sep 1998 18:03:55 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Enkhyl <enkhyl@hayseed.net>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Hardening 
Message-ID:  <199809100103.SAA02559@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 09 Sep 1998 17:44:39 PDT." <Pine.LNX.4.02.9809091709270.7959-100000@hillbilly.hayseed.net> 

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> Back when the popper buffer overflow bug sprang forth it was suggested
> that it might be a good idea to go through the OpenBSD change logs and
> evaluate security-related fixes for inclusion in FreeBSD. Is there anyone
> actively working on this? If there is a project organized around this, I'm
> willing to help out with the endeavor. Otherwise, I'm willing to embark on
> this endeavor and make a project out of it.

There are at least a couple of people doing this on a casual basis.  
Having a "process owner" would probably be an excellent idea.

Go do it!

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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