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Hi,
One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that
unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop
use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just
means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OPEN-GROUP ** ) I've use
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:45:05PM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
> Hi,
>
> One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that
> unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop
> use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Sung Nae Cho wrote:
> Windows NT is very secure in that matter. Simply reinstalling Windows
> NT will not let you read someone else's file. Also, it won't let you
> reinstall Windows NT without verifying that you're the right
> administrator! During the reinstall, it asks
:Hi,
:
:One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that
:unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop
:use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just
:means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OPEN-GROUP ** ) I
Hi,
Thank you all for your generous info on encryption. Hmmm, now I don't
know what Microsoft actually meant when they advertised Windows NT, 2000
was "Truly Secure"!
Regards,
Sung N. Cho,
Saturday, July 21, 2001.
Dept. of Physics,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
On S
> Thank you all for your generous info on encryption. Hmmm, now I don't
> know what Microsoft actually meant when they advertised Windows NT, 2000
> was "Truly Secure"!
It meant, believe us in all we say and do! Give us your money because you
will believe whatever we say
It's all "advertis
Sung Nae Cho wrote:
> One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that
> unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop
> use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just
> means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OP
Very well said. This should be added to the handbook. :)
From: Lamont Granquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: is "stable" "stable"?
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 11:27:01 -0700 (PDT)
>
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, A. L. Meyers wrote:
> > Having followed the postings here for a few weeks it seems, at
> >
Hello all, I am new to FreeBSD, and I am about to embark on my first
FreeBSD kernel compile. I am very familiar with the kernel build process in
linux, but FreeBSD appears to be a very different animal in that respect.
So, what I am asking, is there any advice that you would care to impart to
Sung Nae Cho wrote:
| Thank you all for your generous info on encryption. Hmmm, now I don't
| know what Microsoft actually meant when they advertised Windows NT, 2000
| was "Truly Secure"!
They lied -- as they normally do in the interest of making a
sale to an uninformed user.
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Derek C. wrote:
> So, what I am asking, is there any advice that you would care to
> impart to this FreeBSD newbie (aside from RTFM, which I have done...
> FreeBSD's docs
Just follow (yes, it is part of the FM :)
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html
Perhaps nice is to fam
I read all of that :-) I read the whole kernel config section, the source
sync section, and a bunch of other sections of the docs. Wery thorough and
easy to follow. I have a lot of respect for the people responsible. Any
advice at all is great. This includes, but is not limited to performance
> So, someone wanting to implement this in FreeBSD isn't starting from
> square one?
That depends on how you number your squares.
> Can the NetBSD stuff be fairly easily ported to FreeBSD, or is their VM
> system too funky?
It's just different. But no, the NetBSD work doesn't immediately
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