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From: deraadt@theos.com (Theo de Raadt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: followup from censored port-i386@Netbsd.ORG
Date: 26 Jun 1996 02:45:23 GMT
Organization: Theo Ports Kernels For Fun And Profit, Inc.
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In article <4qprhg$2i9@fox.ksu.ksu.edu> jmc@ksu.ksu.edu (James M. Chacon) writes:
   >By the way, I have had absolutely no contact with the NetBSD core
   >(except for a few private pieces of mail with Christos, who says he is
   >too busy) over the last month.

   That's complete bullshit. You even posted excerpts of mail from Jason for
   instance. You only seem to remember things exactly as you want/edit them
   to be. Doesn't really matter about reality huh?

Ok, core has not contacted me to deal _with the issue at hand_.  Certainly
I am not one to speak for their project, but a lot of this could have been
allieviated if they hadn't hidden in their little corner watching NetBSD
members (yes, not core, BUT definately sub-core) toss shit at another camp.
They knew this was coming, (right Christos?)


   >That's ClosedBSD for ya.

   You have yet since I've seen you removed from core provide *any* technical
   discussion/input on the mailing lists. No, you seem to think they are
   a place for advertising OpenBSD and flamage. As a matter of fact, when asked
   to provide technical details on something you claim, well ... you refused.

I have provided some, actually.  Go back, better check the archives.  I will
never release anymore to NetBSD group, however.  Quite frankly, on a number
of times they have even failed to give credit when I asked for it.

I will _not_ provide security problem reports.  Other people here have said
that makes sense.  The bugs are fixed in OpenBSD, and that is the best you
are going to get.  I will not, for instance, tell you about the bug which
lets any person easily gain access to files and priviliges of another user
on any SunOS, Solaris, NetBSD, BSDi, FreeBSD, or SGI machine which is
running a fairly normal compliment of services.

Why can't get people get the picture that it would serve NO end for me to
release this information?

Oh, it would make NetBSD more secure.  And why would I want to make NetBSD
more secure (At this moment, based on their actions, I'd rather actually
see NetBSD burn in hell, but I guess that's pretty obvious).  But I am not
telling FreeBSD people either, see :-)

You appear to be behind a firewall... maybe it's easy for you to suggest
I should release these reports....? ha!

   Since you don't seem to want to follow the mailing lists charter why
   should your drivel be allowed on? Grow up sometime and join the real world
   Theo. People will only take so much of this crap from you before punting.

You will notice that NetBSD has no place where people can criticize what
they do wrong.

No such place.

All such discussions comes off as `Not in the charter'.

Does this not worry you?

If NetBSD can be run this way, surely you approve of other organizations
doing so too, like your government?  ``Oh no... that's DIFFERENT''.

Anyways, as long as NetBSD has no forum for people to tell the NetBSD
group to deal with their members harrasing and defaming other groups or
people, this will have to the forum.  I know a lot of people don't read
news anymore, but well.. sorry.

   Needless to say, I beleive you've been punted.

Oh give it up -- I was punted over a year ago.  And 7 months of
negotiations went nowhere to improve the situation because Charles
didn't want me back in NetBSD.  http://theos.com/~deraadt/coremail
makes it quite clear that every other core member wanted me back in,
tried to make it so, and that they all felt that Charles was the
blockade.

This "you cannot read our mail" thing isn't anything different; now they
are just pissed off that OpenBSD exists and is doing a better job at
being NetBSD.

In fact, yesterday they silently censored a piece of mail from me that
described in detail how the `anoncvs' system works, and how it could
help NetBSD people.  SUP sucks, guys, get a real source tree fetching
mechanism...

And of course I still receive the mailing lists.  Just they don't know
HOW I get them.  And I now know that there is a reliable place to air
things when they treat OpenBSD developers wrong.


By the way, I can't remember your name.  Just wondering; what fixes 
and additions in the tree and due to you? (please try to answer this
as an honest question)


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