Re: BK2CVS problem

[Scott Robert Ladd]

Andrew Walrond wrote:
> Somebody getting access to and inserting exploits directly into the linux 
> source is not something we should take lightly. Whilst we understand the 
> limits of the problem, the fact that it happened at all could get /.'d out of 
> all proportion and be used to seriously undermine linux's reputation

Well, it's hit /. and OSNews already this morning.

Mainstream media is now aware of Linux; for better or worse, someday, an 
issue like this is going to leak beyond Slashdot onto the pages of the 
Wall Street Journal and ZDNet. Maybe not this time -- but eventually.

Open development is the ultimate in honesty -- and honesty leaves us 
vulnerable to being bitten by the ignorati and anti-freedom forces.

--
Scott Robert Ladd
Coyote Gulch Productions (http://www.coyotegulch.com)
Software Invention for High-Performance Computing

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