SELinux threads, cynicism, one-upmanship, etc.

[me at prestoncrawford.com (Preston Crawford)]

> On Thursday 17 November 2005 18:12, Chris Mauritz wrote:
>> Lamar Owen wrote:
>> >After reading through the various SELinux threads, I really became
>> quite
>> >perturbed.  I mean, really quite perturbed.
>
>> If you get perturbed over something so trivial, perhaps it's time to
>> re-examine your priorities in life.  8-)
>
> Security is not trivial.  Or do you want your server or workstation to
> become

He never said security was trivial. He was speaking about the discussion
and its relative weight. Why can't you separate it?

> Security is never trivial.

Yes, we know.

> When I have to explain to an astronomer that that once in a lifetime radio
> followup to a gamma ray burst was wiped out because I was too lazy to
> properly secure the system, I won't think it was trivial.

Preach ON!!!

> The 'security is trivial' mindset is why we have Windows.

AMEN!!

Preston