Re: CIPE - Encrypted IP Encapsulation
Manuel J. Galan (manolow@step.es)
Mon, 03 Aug 1998 13:53:53 +0100 (WEST)
On 03-Aug-98 Alexander Kjeldaas wrote:
[...]
> The important part of this is to get the infrastructure right. A
> patch distributed "together" with the normal kernel would be immensely
> more useful than an obscure patch distributed from some far-away
> place. What I was thinking was to make a primary international site
> that mirrors ftp.kernel.org an "overlays" a patch-crypto-x.y.z.gz file
> in the v2.{0,1} catalogs. This is not a new idea, but similar to the
> way glibc distributes glibc-crypt "separately". If the infrastructure
> is right, it would be a no-brainer for international sites to switch
> from mirroring ftp.kernel.org to mirroring the international site.
>
> I'd like to hear some feedback on this. If there is positive
> interest, I'll use some time to make this happen.
>
> astor
>
> --
> Alexander Kjeldaas, Guardian Networks AS, Trondheim, Norway
> http://www.guardian.no/
Something alike is IMHO _essentially required_ right now if we pretend to make
Linux a serious OS.
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E-Mail: Manuel J. Galan <manolow@step.es>
Date: 03-Aug-98
Time: 13:50:58
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