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Date:      Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:46:20 +0000 (UTC)
From:      naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: UNIX-like approach to software and system architecture
Message-ID:  <95k10s$1bfc$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de>
References:  <20010203135902.M94275@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010203110403.048e78e0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010204080917.049ecca0@localhost> <20010204162732.A50591@lpt.ens.fr>

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Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> wrote:

> I believe OpenBSD avoided the recent BIND bug, but they still bundle
> their version of BIND 4.x because they aren't satisfied about the
> security of later versions.  Do they plan to work on a BIND
> substitute,

The sentiment has been expressed that a BIND replacement ought to
be written, but I'm not aware of any actual plans from OpenBSD
developers to do so.

BIND9 will probably receive some scrutiny.

> or pick up djbdns?  

Given the license this is basically impossible.

> DJB himself seems to favour OpenBSD as an operating system.

OpenBSD doesn't seem to favor DJB's programs, though.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de



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