Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-11-14 Thread H.C.Hsiang
On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 12:29:30PM -0800, Adam Shand wrote: If you're really hard core about security and encryption (and I'm going to be heretical here, but hey, I have to plug my home), try OpenBSD. Since it's main repository is in Canada, US crypto laws don't apply. I played with it

Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-11-14 Thread H.C.Hsiang
On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 08:27:52PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: and if you want to compile them there's always 'apt-get --compile source packagename'. if you haven't used it before here's how it works :) with the annoying side affect of apt insisting on replacing the locally compiled

RE: crypto patch

2000-04-23 Thread Andrew Weiss
Title: RE: crypto patch snip hesitant to put it in by default. Who knows, maybe some other distirbution does? Bastille Linux? [Andrew Weiss] So would you run this OS on a headless server? :-) Epitaph for Bill Gates: This man performed an illegal operation and was shut down --BBC SGI

Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 12:29:30PM -0800, Adam Shand wrote: If you're really hard core about security and encryption (and I'm going to be heretical here, but hey, I have to plug my home), try OpenBSD. Since it's main repository is in Canada, US crypto laws don't apply. I played with it

Apt wishlist WAS: Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong
Ethan == Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and if you want to compile them there's always 'apt-get --compile source packagename'. if you haven't used it before here's how it works :) with the annoying side affect of apt insisting on replacing the locally compiled

Re: Apt wishlist WAS: Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 02:02:35AM -0400, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote: Ethan == Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and if you want to compile them there's always 'apt-get --compile source packagename'. if you haven't used it before here's how it works :) with

Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Brad
On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 08:27:52PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: and if you want to compile them there's always 'apt-get --compile source packagename'. if you haven't used it before here's how it works :) with the annoying side affect of apt insisting on replacing the locally compiled

Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 01:25:15AM -0500, Brad wrote: On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 08:27:52PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: and if you want to compile them there's always 'apt-get --compile source packagename'. if you haven't used it before here's how it works :) with the annoying side

Re: Apt wishlist WAS: Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: I guess ultimately, what would be best, would be to keep track of the sources that you have installed, so that you know when the sources have been updated. Or have apt recompile for you. well i just don't understand why apt thinks it should

Re: Apt wishlist WAS: Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)

2000-04-22 Thread Robert D. Hilliard
Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --revision just sets an epoch, which is rather evil since it will think your package is newwer then ANY upgraded package unless the upgraded package has an epoch yours. The --revision flag in kernel-package only makes an epoch if you explicitly

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-21 Thread Adam Shand
you have to get the international kernal patch from either www.kerneli.org, or in the non-US section. Then you have to patch the kernel and recompile. with the new mellowing of usa crypto laws, is there any chance that the international kernel patch could be included in the default debian

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-21 Thread Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong
Adam == Adam Shand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: you have to get the international kernal patch from either www.kerneli.org, or in the non-US section. Then you have to patch the kernel and recompile. with the new mellowing of usa crypto laws, is there any chance that the

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-21 Thread Brad
On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 10:49:10PM -0400, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote: Adam == Adam Shand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: with the new mellowing of usa crypto laws, is there any chance that the international kernel patch could be included in the default debian kernel? Probably

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-21 Thread Adam Shand
Probably not. Beside the crypto laws, there is also the DSFG that debian adheres to, and many of the encryption schemes have patents on them, thus makeing them non-free, and not in debian by default. oh yeah, i forgot about that ... still there are some that are patent unencumbered aren't

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-21 Thread Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong
that ... still there are some that are patent unencumbered aren't there? Yep, there are those that are distributed with the kernel-int patch that's distributed in non-US. I'm guessing that since the crypto patch isn't actually part of the actual kernel source, people would be hesitant to put

crypto patch

2000-04-20 Thread Michael O'Brien
Hola~ Rookie question here. I'm trying to setup an encrypted filesystem as per: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO-3.html The first step is installing the latest crypto patch. How do I install the latest crypto patch using apt-get? My sources.list include

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-20 Thread Gary Hennigan
Michael O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rookie question here. I'm trying to setup an encrypted filesystem as per: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO-3.html The first step is installing the latest crypto patch. How do I install the latest crypto patch

Re: crypto patch

2000-04-20 Thread Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong
Michael == Michael O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hola~ Rookie question here. I'm trying to setup an encrypted filesystem as per: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO-3.html The first step is installing the latest crypto patch. How do I