On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 06:58:33PM +0000, Joe Hart wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Joe Hart wrote: > > John Hasler wrote: > >> Joe Hart writes: > >>> I also have serious doubts over the real security benefits of SELinux > >>> specifically because it was developed by the NSA. It is not rational > >>> that they would design a security system that they could not access, and > >>> then release it to the public. > >> Only if you have a very naive and simplistic view of NSA and its mission. > > > > My doubts of the NSA mostly come from watching too many "conspiracy > > theory" books, and knowing that the NSA is an unregulated branch of US > > government. The phrase "in the interest of National Security" has been > > and can be used to cover up just about anything, and the NSA is one > > organization that frankly scares me in what they can get away with. > > > > That's where my distrust comes from. The FAA and FCC are not much > > better. But those organizations don't concern me much anymore because I > > am no longer a resident of the United States. Now get to be watched by > > the CIA instead of the FBI, and the ATF. Although there are rumors... > > > > Again, we're getting way off topic here. Politics doesn't really belong > > on this list and I do not plan to engage in discussing it further. Let > > us just leave it alone. I don't really care what the US Government > > does unless they start ordering the military to drop bombs in my > > neighborhood. > > > > Joe > > > > Do'h, watching books, that's good. I meant reading books and watching That is not necessarily incorrect. Maybe 10 years ago, it was more accurate. But today with nokia 800, the palm pilot, ebook readers... You can 'watch' a book :-) -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______|
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