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Standardizing on Security
Hal Flynn, 2004-01-14

The Linux standards group publishes 565 pages of data describing a standards-compliant Linux package. So why aren't any of them about security?

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No, no, no.

Standards govern the shapes and sizes of the pieces. Like Lego blocks, having standardized pieces means that you can fit them together. What you build out of those pieces is up to you.

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