[chiglug] Linux Foundation admins - Suggested workstation security

[Kevin Brandstatter]

Now I'm not a lawyer (though I've spent far more time reading software
licenses than I would like), but if what I'm reading is correct, they are
ceasing the publications of patches (source code) for code derived from the
linux kernel (kernel patches), which is licensed under the GPL, which last
I checked required the licensing of the the derivative work (the patches)
also be licensed as GPL. Though it sounds like it would be the redhat
approach "we only give our source to our customers" but then those
customers should be free to redistribute those patches without restriction
(though apparently redhat service terms require that you don't allowing
them to terminate the service)
Legal ambiguity aside (basically the GPL copyleft prevents them from
restricting redistribution of the patches), this sounds like a temper
tantrum reaction from a group that doesn't feel supported by the community,
and doesn't really help anyone. Kinda sad really, I expect this from
Oracle, but not from an traditionally open source company.

-Kevin

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Lincoln Bryant <lincolnb at uchicago.edu>
wrote:

> On 9/2/2015 10:15 PM, Jim Campbell wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I saw this, and thought I would pass it along - partly for the practical
>> benefit of providing laptop security guidelines (workstations still
>> matter!), but for the sake of discussion, too.
>>
>> https://github.com/lfit/itpol/blob/master/linux-workstation-security.md
>>
>> Is there anything that you do that isn't included?  Are there any things
>> that they suggest that you don't do (yet)?  I haven't set a bios
>> password on my laptop, but I suppose I should get around to that. I do
>> use SELinux, but haven't heard much about GRSecurity.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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> grsecurity will no longer release their patches publicly :(
>
> https://grsecurity.net/announce.php
>
> -L
>
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