[TriLUG] OpenSSH vulnerability fear mongering

Dan Chen crimsun at email.unc.edu
Tue Jun 25 15:39:57 EDT 2002


On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 01:21:41PM -0400, Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> While this may actually be a problem, and I do agree that
> using privilege separation is generally a good idea.  Theo
> da Raadt's (the leader of OpenBSD) announcement just rubs
> me the wrong way.  It appears his announcement is aimed
> at whipping everyone into a frenzy to make the upgrade to
> the latest version.  In addition, he seems to be deliberately
> insulting various vendors in an effort to make them go
> the way *he* wants them to go.

Theo has never spared soft words. While a lot of people are annoyed by
his attitude, he does Get Things Right(tm), which is generally
sorely-missed in programs.

> Whether or not this supposed "vulnerability" turns out
> to be a big deal or not, I believe this is a perfect example of
> how not to conduct yourself.

He could probably have used "nicer" language, but that wouldn't be the
Theo we've grown to "love and admire." :P

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Dan Chen                 crimsun at email.unc.edu
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