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posted by mrpg on Tuesday November 21 2017, @05:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the yes-but-be-nice dept.

Linux overlord Linus Torvalds has offered some very choice words about different approaches security, during a discussion about whitelisting features proposed for version 4.15 of the Linux kernel. Torvalds' ire was directed at open software aficionado and member of Google's Pixel security team Kees Cook, who he has previously accused of idiocy. Cook earned this round of shoutiness after he posted a request to "Please pull these hardened usercopy changes for v4.15-rc1."

[...] Torvalds has long been unafraid to express himself in whatever language he chooses on the kernel and has earned criticism for allowing it to become a toxic workplace. He's shrugged off those accusations with an argument that his strong language is not personal, as he is defending Linux rather than criticising individuals. On this occasion his strong language is directed at a team and Cook's approach to security, rather than directly at Cook himself. It's still a nasty lot of language to have directed at anyone.

Some 'security people are f*cking morons' says Linus Torvalds

[Reference]: [GIT PULL] usercopy whitelisting for v4.15-rc1
[Linus' Response]: Re: [GIT PULL] usercopy whitelisting for v4.15-rc1


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday November 21 2017, @04:37PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 21 2017, @04:37PM (#599714) Journal

    Maybe it's time Google just built their own, de novo, ground-up closed source kernel.

    Even poor stupid evil Microsoft has begun to recognize that open source can actually be in one's best business interest. Google realized that long ago.

    How about: Google build a ground-up1 new open source kernel. If it mostly kept user space compatibility it could end up replacing Linux.

    A newer more modern kernel would be a huge gift to the world.

    1 not as in to grind up, as in ground up kernels

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  • (Score: 2) by letssee on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:47PM

    by letssee (2537) on Tuesday November 21 2017, @09:47PM (#599895)

    They are doing that. It's called fuchsia irrc. I wouldn't want to depend my life on it though, considering google's track record for dropping projects as soon as they deem them unprofitable.