Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-27 Thread Tom Purl
York > YO1 8AZ > > > - Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - > Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:06:45 -0700 > From: jim feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: jim feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secu

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread Simon Davis
MAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions To: Simon Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU Draw a picture of a "shiv"? sorry. I can't imagine GIMP being a problem. That being said, it's

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread jim feldman
On a more practical note, when I'm looking at a new app, the first thing I do is search over at securityfocus.com to see what it's exploit history has been. If I see a pattern, or something I can't remediate, I pass. jim ___ Gimp-user mailing list G

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread Michael Schumacher
Simon Davis wrote: > Does anyone have any experience / anecdotal evidence of using the GIMP > in prisons or situations where security was of paramount importance. I can imagine that there's a high interest in controlling what exactly gets into a prison and what gets out. Dr. Mabuse (I forgot in w

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread jim feldman
Draw a picture of a "shiv"? sorry. I can't imagine GIMP being a problem. That being said, it's linked to libraries that have occasionally had security issues. Both closed and open source rendering libraries have at various times suffered from buffer overflows. I tend to see resistance to

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread Tom Purl
What are your requirements, other than "work in a prison"? To what type of security are you referring? > HI, > > Does anyone have any experience / anecdotal evidence of using the GIMP > in prisons or situations where security was of paramount importance. > Coming accross resistance and would like