[gentoo-dev] RFC: new project gentoo-extreme-security

[gentoo-dev] RFC: new project gentoo-extreme-security

[Alexander Gabert]

Hello,

this is a request for comments on a new project:

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/extreme-security/

When the webservers have finished mirroring the xml file, you can view 
the description and the goals of the preliminary version of the new 
project page for the Gentoo Extreme Security Project.  The new project 
is about sharing a new vision and building a development platform for 
new ideas and collecting input about making Gentoo Linux even more 
attractive for professional server environments and increasing the 
security and resilience factor of the distribution beyond the currently 
possible achievements!

Thanks,


Alex
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Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: new project gentoo-extreme-security

[Donnie Berkholz]

On 01:42 Mon 22 Oct     , Alexander Gabert wrote:
> this is a request for comments on a new project:
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/extreme-security/
>
> When the webservers have finished mirroring the xml file, you can view the 
> description and the goals of the preliminary version of the new project 
> page for the Gentoo Extreme Security Project.  The new project is about 
> sharing a new vision and building a development platform for new ideas and 
> collecting input about making Gentoo Linux even more attractive for 
> professional server environments and increasing the security and resilience 
> factor of the distribution beyond the currently possible achievements!

I'm curious whether this would be better-placed as a subproject of 
either the security or hardened projects. Why do you think it would be 
better off independent?

Thanks,
Donnie
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Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: new project gentoo-extreme-security

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen]

On Monday 22 October 2007 06:04:58 Donnie Berkholz wrote:
> On 01:42 Mon 22 Oct     , Alexander Gabert wrote:
> > this is a request for comments on a new project:
> >
> > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/extreme-security/
This sounds interesting, though the project page is not very specific.

> I'm curious whether this would be better-placed as a subproject of
> either the security or hardened projects. Why do you think it would be
> better off independent?
The Security Team as it stands now is mostly reactive and not proactive so I 
don't think it would fit very well as a sub project of security. Hardened is 
another matter.

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Gentoo Linux Security Team
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Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: new project gentoo-extreme-security

[Omer Cohen]

On 10/22/07, Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Monday 22 October 2007 06:04:58 Donnie Berkholz wrote:
> > On 01:42 Mon 22 Oct     , Alexander Gabert wrote:
> > > this is a request for comments on a new project:
> > >
> > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/extreme-security/
> This sounds interesting, though the project page is not very specific.
>
> > I'm curious whether this would be better-placed as a subproject of
> > either the security or hardened projects. Why do you think it would be
> > better off independent?
> The Security Team as it stands now is mostly reactive and not proactive so I
> don't think it would fit very well as a sub project of security. Hardened is
> another matter.
>
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> Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (Jaervosz)
> Gentoo Linux Security Team
> http://security.gentoo.org
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>

I live the way you put 'friendly' first :)

regarding the past posts about the existing security team, I'm
thinking this project is suposed to build up some suite of
applications and configurations to let the administrator control his
security settings in a more easy way.

imo this does not clash with the security team's purpose; this project
will that the security team's results and make it into a more frieldy
suite

I'd be more than happy to assist in this project, or the main security team.

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Omer Cohen
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omerc.net@gmail.com
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