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From: steve@note.nsf.gov (Stephen Wolff)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: GNU, security, and RMS
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Date: 5 Jun 89 21:32:41 GMT
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>  In closing, I feel that security should NOT be decided on a VENDOR level,
>  but on a local sys. admin. level based upon the needs/requirements of
>  his/her/thier (sic) system(s).

Absolutely!  Couldn't agree more.  Vendors should not foist over-zealous
and restrictive security on their customers.  SysAdms should indeed bear
the responsibility for configuring the OS environment to provide the
default security level wanted by their users.  -s