Why do I need SELinux?

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig White" <craigwhite at azapple.com>
To: <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Why do I need SELinux?


> On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 16:33 -0500, David Cary Hart wrote:
>
>>
>> I know but every experiment on another machine has yielded unexpected
>> results. It's on my list of TODOs (to fully understand SEL). One thing I
>> have learned is NEVER to use what I don't fully understand. SELinux is
>> like Talmudic study to me at this point.
> ----
> seems like a convenient answer - I certainly don't understand pam and
> use it. I don't understand ssl cryptography and use it. Why not admit
> that you are afraid of creating extra work for yourself because you
> don't understand it and find it easier just to shut it off?
>
> Craig

<humor>

Why don't we just leave him along to run his own server the way he sees fit? 
We'll be here when he gets rooted to say "Neener neener neener - I told you 
so!"

</humor>

TC