SELinux survey (was RE: Stupid F7 boot loop)

[Rahul Sundaram]

Andrew Kelly wrote:

> 
> At any rate, let's assume that SELinux is mature and ripe, that it
> interferes with nothing and there are no more issues with updates and
> whatnot. It's landed, and can be deployed without worry.
> What exactly do I gain by doing it? What have I protected myself from?

If you understand what SELinux is, the gain is immediately obvious. Here 
is a recent article

http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/05/04/whats-new-in-selinux-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-5/

Rahul