Fwd: FreeBSD hiding security stuff

[Mike Tancsa]

FYI


>To: misc at openbsd.org
>Subject: FreeBSD hiding security stuff
>Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:51:42 -0700
>From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt at cvs.openbsd.org>
>
>A few FreeBSD developers apparently have found some security issue
>of some sort affecting i386 operating systems in some cases.
>
>They have refused to give us real details.
>
>A promise is now being made.
>
>If a bug is found in OpenSSH, which we believe to have security
>consequences, we wil inform FreeBSD last.
>
>Fair is fair.
>
>I really wish it was not this way, but after a week of trying to get the
>policy to be fixed, we are changing our policy as well.
>
>Without immediate action from them to repair their polcy, and a public
>apology for this, that policy will stand.

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