--- Karen Lofstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the same vein, I suppose everyone else saw the > bit on Slashdot re the NSA enhanced security version > of Linux? I didn't explore the links in > detail. Are we going to be able to see the source > code on that or do we have to trust the NSA and use > binaries :) > > -- Karen Lofstrom
NSA has actually played a large role in developing secure Linux packages for a while (First public release was 22 December 2000). In fact, with the 23 August 2002 release, it was announced that the patch was being merged into the Linux 2.5 kernel, starting with 2.5.27. They can no longer solicit follow-on work, but they have quite a few guys that help contribute to it on their spare time, and just came out with the latest release on 15 January. And yes, since the patch is released under GPL, you have the option to download source. http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ Casey Roberts __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
