On 9/13/07, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 12, 2007, at 22:58, paul beard wrote: > > > On 9/12/07, Bill Hernandez wrote: > > > >> Do you know if there is a port for Bastille ? > >> > >> Bastille Linux is a Hardening and Reporting/Auditing Program which > >> enhances the security of a > >> Linux box, by configuring daemons, system settings and firewalling. > >> It currently functions on > >> most major Linux distributions as well as Mac OSX and HP-UX > >> > >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/bastille-linux/ > >> > >> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=403 > > > > Doesn't appear to be one. > > [/mnt]# port list bast* > > bastet @ 0.41 games/bastet > > "port search bastille" would be better, but that too shows no > Bastille port. > > > > What does bastille do that OS X doesn't, out of the box? Does the > > OS X firewall compare to what's available for Linux? > > > > There are probably a lot more linux-savvy people on this list: I > > haven't looked at it in years (The BSDs are where I look for UNIX-y > > goodness that I can't get from OS X). > > It looks like Bastille Linux has just changed names to Bastille Unix, > since a) they temporarily lost their domain name to a squatter, and > b) Bastille Linux has worked on HP-UX and Mac OS X for years. > > http://www.bastille-unix.org/press-release-newname.html > > So, I imagine it should be possible to create a portfile for Bastille > Unix. Someone who cares about and knows the software should feel free > to do so. Until such a person is found, a ticket could be filed for > this request. > > > Well, the underlying issue is what would the Bastille port add to the ports collection? OS X is considered pretty secure out of the box and the ports collection offers a lot of tools to enhance and extend that. What does Bastille add? I was surprised to learn of the reasons why this was requested, and it might make sense to open this issue to a larger audience: Bill's call, not mine.
-- Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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