Re: Is this mail list dead?

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

On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Pedro Rosa wrote:

> Note that Linux is not a OS with a very limited set of purposes. Don't
> tell me that attempts to enforce a security scheme at core bottom will
> not hinder such sections like real-time or clusters. So I think it is
> too risky to put two things in one boat.

Better remove BSD accounting and filesystem quota support
from the kernel, then.

I don't see anybody except you talking about huge, unwieldy,
everything-but-the-second-kitchen-sink security schemes.

Now if you have _technical_ arguments for why adding things
like audit trails (which can be easily compiled out) would
make Linux a worse OS, please tell them.

Don't forget the roman rule ... the one who says it cannot
be done should never interrupt the one doing it.

regards,

Rik
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