"John F. Eldredge"
root@cups.cupserv.org [mailto:root@cups.cupserv.org]On Behalf Of Fred A. Miller wrote:
The National Security Agency has contracted for a secure Linux operating system. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/web-nsalinux-01-17-00.asp
I suspect that this WON'T be open source software. :)
Which brings up an interesting point about the GPL copyright -- if they modify the kernel, they are required to make all the source code available to their customers and they are required to put the derived program under the GPL copyright. (They cannot put _any_ additional restrictions on the distribution of the entire source code package.) And in fact they may well want to release their modifications, since it has become widely accepted that open scrutiny is the best way to (eventually) assure the quality of software security, and a secure and privacy protecting Internet has increasingly become a prime national concern. (They could, however produce binary only kernel modules -- but the type of security they are after would not be achievable without improvements to the core features of the kernel.) -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/