Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:27:33 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: ob1k <ob1k@mindspring.com> Cc: Marco Molteni <molter@tin.it>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: disapointing security architecture Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990310221623.27517K-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903102045370.294-100000@Cupcake.mindspring.com>
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On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, ob1k wrote: > Im sorry, but comments like: > 3. disappointed about FreeBSD security architecture? Fix it. > are such a copout and a really lame way of reasoning. Ah, but recall that in the minds of many free software authors, requests for features without code are also a copout :-). This is not to say that I condone a brisk "do it yourself" answer, but it is presumably important to recognize that all developer hours are donated, and precious few are available. Anyone with the insight to provide a cogent analysis of the shortcomings of the current in-between-state of the authentication system probably has the insight (although possibly not the time) to provide at least rudimentary fixes. I would say that the comment was poorly expressed in that it was less of an invitation and more of an accusation; I would say that the reasoning realistic, albeit unfortunately the case. I do not think it is the case that the majority of FreeBSD developers want to be unhelpful or fail to comply with the desire for a better product; it is more that they have a realistic (and now possibly bitter) familiarity with the lack of available resources :-). Robert N Watson robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ PGP key fingerprint: 03 01 DD 8E 15 67 48 73 25 6D 10 FC EC 68 C1 1C Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/ TIS Labs at Network Associates, Inc. http://www.tis.com/ Safeport Network Services http://www.safeport.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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