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Whenever I see something like this I'm always reminded about Theo de Raadt's, of OpenBSD fame, opinion on the topic: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119318
by binkHN 3y ago
Whenever I see something like this I'm always reminded about Theo de Raadt's, of OpenBSD fame, opinion on the topic:
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119318909016582 https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119318909016582
- cedws 3y agoPretty accurate, although I do sense some irony in his comment given that OpenBSD continues to use C and their 'solution' to memory bugs is 'add a bunch of shit to the kernel for when it blows up.'
- jpc0 3y agoYou mean like every other OS in production?
- strstr 3y agoThat’s a defeatist attitude. Why ever try to make progress on security if this is how you feel? It’s like saying Microsoft never should have tried to make Windows more secure than it was in the XP days.
- lapinot 3y agoMore than defeatist, its relativist. Minimizing the trusted computing base is an important tool for higher security guarantees. It's obvious that whatever the size of your TCB, a bug is a bug. In any case, i believe TDR's rant was specifically about x86 and not about virtualization or any kind of low level isolation per se.