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From: "A. Baker" <boojum_42@yahoo.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] Chaos anyone ?
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:09:45 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030611230945.7057.qmail@web40409.mail.yahoo.com> (raw)


>> I'd (still) be (wildly) interested in comments of
>>the security persuasion.
>> (Plan 9s current model vs Unix (yes I RTFM, TYVM
:-)
>> vs Process-Based Security(PBS), vs ... ?

>err, describe your 'threat model'.

>    1) what have you got to protect?
>    2) how much will its compromise 'cost'?
>    3) how much are you prepared to 'pay' to protect
>it?

>it's not black and white ... it's grey ...

GREY! We're full color! ;-)
1)
Xinet server add on
WebNative
http://www.xinet.com/

2)
Realistically? in money?
2 days with backups, times the look on the owners face
... PRICELESS.

3)
As far as an appliance? Not sure (were poor lately),
so I'm hanging around trying to talk to smart people,
such as you fine folks here.
Mostly I'm just lazy, not incapable with the state of
things.

I think D. Ritchie(?) was quoted saying:
"Unix administration is a nightmare."
Yes. Yes, it is.


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Boojum

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             reply	other threads:[~2003-06-11 23:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-06-11 23:09 A. Baker [this message]
2003-06-11 23:17 ` boyd, rounin
2003-06-13  8:38   ` Douglas A. Gwyn
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-06-10  2:54 A. Baker
2003-06-10  3:06 ` boyd, rounin
2003-06-10 18:09 ` Joel Salomon
2003-06-06 10:20 [9fans] Chaos anyone? Andrew Simmons
2003-06-05  1:32 A. Baker
2003-06-06  9:58 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2003-06-06 10:12   ` Lucio De Re
2003-06-06 11:15   ` northern snowfall

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