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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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Would a standard enhance, or retard security? 2004-01-15
Anonymous
I'm not sure if a standard is a good idea yet. As it is now, you have a choice of different approaches to security in different distributions, and the creators of those distributions are free to experiment with different security technology. I worry that a standard would essentially lock us at one...

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