Fedora Users — Re: New mailing list: fedora-selinux


Jim Cornette wrote:

I joined the SELinux list and have been on the development list for awhile. I also read the page that pointed to SELinux and what it was al about. I really did not learn too much to what it actually is. If from all of my exposure has relayed anything to what SELinux is. I think that the goal of the project is to change the way that administration is performed on an operating system. Instead of one super-user having all the powers to change something on an operating system. Roles are created and protection is added to the system by taking away irrational operations that a program with certain priveleges can perform. The super-user is not able to run some programs that might work fine for a normal user, cutting down security risks. Regular users cannot run programs that might lead to learning to much about a system, which would aid in an exploit. Any way that the Security Linux is put into place is a bit alarming. It sounds like the project is set to change the way that a system is setup. Documentation is pretty much confusing to me as of present date. Regardless, discussions to what the project is trying to accomplish would be a better enlightement than how an email is initially presented. I do think that when a message is sent to a list announcing a newly created list. There should be a summary as to the goal of the project and what is needed to be of aid to testing out the project that is mentioned. It is too late to change the format that an announcement was made in. It is a god idea to make the announcement a bit less brief with future announcements though. If I haven't a clue to what SELinux is really about. I am sorry that nothing sunk into me with my prior exposure to the project goals.

SElinux was developed by nsa. Thus the links to www.nsa.gov are the most definitive on what the project is/does, and the source of documentation for it.

Jim