Re: Linux 2.2.20pre10

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2001 - 11:34:25 EST


On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, bill davidsen wrote:

> And who will be maintaining the world and us-castrated kernel
> source? I can't imagine anything worse for the security of this
> country than not allow computer users access to security issues.

Don't worry, there are more than enough kernel hackers
outside of the US to keep maintaining the kernel.

The worst that could happen is that the US cripples
itself by not allowing the kernel hackers outside the
US to publish security info to people in the US, but
only to the rest of the world.

That's tough, they're a democratic country, they can
change the law if it hurts them too much.

cheers,

Rik

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