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From: daveb@geac.UUCP
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Subject: Re: GNU Security (was Re: FSF et all)
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Date: Sat, 17-Oct-87 17:59:25 EDT
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In article <1828@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> greg@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Greg Noel) writes:
>Unfortunately, the reason that security features get such a bad rap is
>that they usually \are/ add-ons.  If you have to do this, the security
>aspects will neither be transparent nor cheap.  If security is designed
>in from the beginning, you can do things to minimize or eliminate the
>performance impact while making it as unobtrusive as possible.

  Being paranoid for a profession, I actually do want security
features in GNU.  But I respect and admire RMS's dislike for them,
and would be quite happy if he just put in hooks. 
  I use a machine that isn't even C2 secure every day.  Happily.
When I want something secure, I keep it elsewhere, on a machine I
can treat as if it were A1 secure, since I control access to it
utterly.
  Happy hacking, RMS!  Do what you think you should.

 --dave

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