Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 15:10:30 +1200 (NZST) From: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@squiz.co.nz> To: Enkhyl <enkhyl@hayseed.net> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Hardening Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980910150215.328N-100000@aniwa.sky> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9809091709270.7959-100000@hillbilly.hayseed.net>
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On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, Enkhyl wrote: > 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. > > Comments? I think this one got lost a bit about the point when someone tried to make an issue of the qualifications of contributors. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. To get to a point where you can declare a piece of code correct is a difficult thing to do, and is prone to getting it wrong. To find something that needs fixing generally isn't all that difficult. Andrew McNaughton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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