On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 14:57 -0400, AragonX wrote: > In addition to the problem with complexity, SELinux has licensing issues > that make it less desirable. Check here: > > http://security.linux.com/security/05/03/11/2313226.shtml FYI: NSA's statements on the patent claims by SCC: http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/info/faq.cfm#I22 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=104506496507929&w=2 Also, I believe that the patents in question have expired since the time of the original dispute with SCC, not that it matters, as the claims were rejected even while the patents were still live. A number of lawyers looked into the matter at the time of the dispute. SELinux is in the mainline Linux kernel. SELinux is in Red Hat's distributions among others. Do you think that the Linux kernel developers or Red Hat would have touched it if they thought it was encumbered? -- Stephen Smalley National Security Agency
