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Linux Update withholds Security Details
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2001-10-25

American coders will be kept in the dark about some Linux security updates, amid DMCA fears.

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Linux Update withholds Security Details 2001-10-29
Anonymous (NOT a US citizen)
Linux is open source and global. Open source means that if somebody wants to make a special version of it, they can. But it is then no longer open source, and shouldn't be called Linux. If Mr Cox wants to make his own version for the US market, that's fine by me so long as he calls it something else...

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