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Openwall GNU/*/Linux 3.0 is released
Openwall GNU/*/Linux has released version 3.0, which marks roughly ten years that the project has been active. New features include x86-64 support, a RHEL-5.5-like 2.6 kernel, OpenVZ container-based virtualization, and more. "Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl for short) is a small security-enhanced
Linux distribution for servers, appliances, and virtual appliances.
Owl live CDs with remote SSH access are also good for recovering or
installing systems (whether with Owl or not). Another secondary use is
for operating systems and/or computer security courses, which benefit
from the simple structure of Owl and from our inclusion of the complete
build environment."
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Openwall GNU/*/Linux 3.0 is released Posted Dec 19, 2010 23:29 UTC (Sun) by gvy (guest, #11981) [Link] There are simple and elegant things like control(8) in there -- you can change e.g. ping(1) binary permissions to those permitting only a designated group to run it, or make it universally available -- and such settings will persist over binary upgrades.
Openwall GNU/*/Linux 3.0 is released Posted Jan 14, 2011 7:07 UTC (Fri) by solardiz (guest, #35993) [Link]
In the Weekly Edition for January 6, 2011, there's a lengthy independent review of Owl 3.0, along with more comments:
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