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From: Alice Ferrazzi <alicef@g.o>
To: Gentoo Development <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-project] The status of grsecurity upstream and hardened-sources downstream
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:03:12
Message-Id: CANWzcUrtGLWgrUunjXqXypYgTczm2ZMBvmA0AKq4ab5sDenvjg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-project] The status of grsecurity upstream and hardened-sources downstream by Roy Bamford
1 On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@g.o> wrote:
2 > On 2017.06.23 19:54, Alice Ferrazzi wrote:
3 > [snip]
4 >>
5 >> As we already contribute to grsec in the past,
6 >> would be sad to see hardened-sources go away.
7 >> What about the possibility of Gentoo forking PaX ?
8 >>
9 >> --
10 >> Thanks,
11 >> Alice Ferrazzi
12 >>
13 >> Gentoo Kernel Project Leader
14 >> Mail: Alice Ferrazzi <alicef@g.o>
15 >> PGP: 2E4E 0856 461C 0585 1336 F496 5621 A6B2 8638 781A
16 >>
17 >>
18 >
19 > Alice,
20 >
21 > Forking with what aim?
22 > Keeping the existing functionality alive in line with kernel
23 > developments or that and adding new features.
24 >
25
26 As now we have not enough resource for add new feature,
27 we can maybe consider to keep alive PaX.
28
29 I heard that also Alpine linux is thinking what to do.
30 Maybe we could ask to merge the efforts.
31
32 https://forum.alpinelinux.org/forum/pax-grsecurity/future-grsecurity-alpine
33
34
35 --
36 Thanks,
37 Alice Ferrazzi
38
39 Gentoo Kernel Project Leader
40 Mail: Alice Ferrazzi <alicef@g.o>
41 PGP: 2E4E 0856 461C 0585 1336 F496 5621 A6B2 8638 781A