Re: Secure Computing's Plans for Type Enforced Linux

[Rik van Riel <riel@nl.linux.org>]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Tom Haigh wrote:

> We will open source all the modifications to the kernel as well as
> deliver a general-purpose security policy engine.  We are still
> defining the exact functionality of this engine, but it will
> support a broad set of basic applications, it will be functional
> and it will be complete enough to enable the Linux community to
> develop other policy engines.  We hope that others will choose to
> enhance this engine and/or develop their own policy engines that
> are optimized for their purposes.
> 
> Separately, we will use Linux and develop Linux policy engines for
> our own products, such as Sidewinder.  These policy engines will
> remain proprietary to Secure Computing.

Sounds like an open source-friendly, sound business decision
to me. The policy engine will have to be different for every
other big security setup anyway, so that is a good place get
some business done.

Open-sourcing the generic framework will give the world, and
your company, free improvements to that framework, making it
easier to sell specialised policy engines to your customers,
at competetive prices.

I hope this will be a win/win situation for all of us and
wish the people at Secure Computing the best of luck!

regards,

Rik
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