Re: Mission statement for LKAP(rough draft)

[Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>]

On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Bryan Paxton wrote:

> This is a mission statement for a project under way and ready to
> get going. The Linux kernel auditing project(LKAP).

It is?  If it isn't, please don't lie... :)

> The purpose of this project is self-explanatory. It's an attempt
> to audit the linux kernel for any security vulnerabilities
> and/or holes and/or possible vulnerabilities and/or possible
> holes, and of course without adding more bugs or drawbacks to
> the existing kernels. The suggested kernels to be audited are
> 2.0.x kernel series , 2.2.x kernel series, and the 2.3.x/2.4.x
> kernel series. The group and it's work shall be dealt and worked
> with via a mailing list.  See #EOF on how to subscribe.

Sounds good. Maybe you want to put the subscription info both
here and at the end of the mail?

	[snip good reasons]

Also, you may want to line-wrap your email at 72 columns :)

Other than these minor gripes, I think your announcement is
ready for the world ;)

regards,

Rik
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