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Hello, |
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in case anyone hasn't read in on LWN yet, here's what I'm talking |
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about: https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php |
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In short, the grsecurity upstream folks decided they don't give a shit |
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about the benefits of open source anymore <rant>even though their work |
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wouldn't even possible without those very benefits; isn't it |
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ironic?</rant>. |
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So, hardened-sources just got nuked from orbit, without even so much |
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as an advance warning. What happens now? I suppose we all just |
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grudgingly switch over to gentoo-sources? Or does anyone have the time |
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and knowledge to try and continue maintenance of some of the juicy bits |
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of the patchset? |
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Regards, |
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Luis |
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PS: <rant>Isn't is lovely how their FAQ features two paragraphs |
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explaining their rationale for the switch, yet fails to mention any |
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reason why those goals couldn't be achieved with the current release |
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model? They could've at least showed the basic decency of outright |
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saying "we're doing this because we need the money". I mean, I |
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don't blame them for trying to make a living, but this corporate |
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buzzword-speech is certainly annoying to read.</rant> |
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