On Friday 21 September 2007, Mike McCarty wrote:
>Karl Larsen wrote:
>> This whole thing reads to me that SELinux is the linux version of
>> Norton or Avguard to Windows. It will capture and keep the offending
>> file from doing it's worst.
>>
>> My friends with Windows cuss both software because it makes a mess
>> out of doing normal things like installing new software.
>>
>> There are very few Linux users. There are millions of Windows users.
>> A guy writing a virus will write it for Windows every time! Now days
>> they are spending time in prison.
>>
>> So I decided to turn off SELinux even though it was not the thing to
>> do according to the loader. I am glad I did so. I don't need the Norton
>> problem on my F7.
>
>Well put. It is a solution to a non-problem. It creates more
>admin worries than it solves.
>
>To put it another way: Where is the vast audience of Linux
>users who have been clamoring for improvements to security
>like those provided by SELinux?
>
>There is an audience of Linux users who are requesting that
>it be removed.
>
+1
>Thoughtful "Hmm".
>
>Mike
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