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An attempt to backdoor the kernelAn attempt to backdoor the kernelPosted Nov 6, 2003 18:49 UTC (Thu) by TheOneKEA (subscriber, #615)Parent article: An attempt to backdoor the kernel What I think stands out the most was not that the CVS gateway was hacked and questionable code inserted -- it was the speed and cooperation that allowed it to be quickly detected, removed and preventive measures taken to make it more difficult for such a compromise to take place. This is an EXCELLENT example of one of the strengths of Open Source Development -- hundreds of eyes looking at the same thing. Kudos to Larry McVoy and everyone else at BitMover.
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Almost right Posted Nov 7, 2003 0:50 UTC (Fri) by rjamestaylor (guest, #339) [Link] This is an EXCELLENT example of one of the strengths of Open Source DevelopmentFunnily enough it was the non-free-as-in-religion* tool which some Open Source developers use that allowed for such a quick discovery of the attack. Kudos to Larry and his justifiably paranoid cross checks. *Or, free as in assembly+, free as in association, free as in bearing arms, etc. There are more freedoms than speech. +Assembly may be free, but the Assembler's not... (baaa dumm)
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