[gentoo-hardened] Re: Tin Hat 20090119 released

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basile wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I'd like to announce to the list that there is a new release of Tin Hat
> out.  Tin Hat is a fully featured Linux desktop based on Hardened Gentoo
> which runs purely in RAM.  It aims to be very secure, stable, and fast.
>
> This release doesn't include any new features, but rather focuses on
> stabilizing the extensive changes implemented in the last release which
> completely reworked the build scripts: now a new Tin Hat release is built
> from a running system rather than from VMWare templates. The entire
> process
> of syncing upstream using portage, recompiling the kernel if necessary,
> preparing a prestine system and building the ISOs is done purely in RAM.
>
> The release also addresses several security issues and bugfixes. Over 30
> packages are upgraded, including the following important updates:
> hardened-sources-2.6.25-r12, bind-tools-9.4.3_p1, openssl-0.9.8j,
> e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.3-r1, and portage-2.1.6.4
>
> Home page: http://opensource.dyc.edu/tinhat
> Downloads: http://opensource.dyc.edu/tinhat-downloads
>
> Anthony Basile, Ph.D.
> Chair of Information Technology
> D'Youville College
> Buffalo, NY 14201
> USA
>
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