RIP hardened-sources

Luis Ressel <[email protected]> Sat, 29 Apr 2017 13:49:20 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.hardened
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Hello,

in case anyone hasn't read in on LWN yet, here's what I'm talking
about: https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php

In short, the grsecurity upstream folks decided they don't give a shit
about the benefits of open source anymore <rant>even though their work
wouldn't even possible without those very benefits; isn't it
ironic?</rant>.

So, hardened-sources just got nuked from orbit, without even so much
as an advance warning. What happens now? I suppose we all just
grudgingly switch over to gentoo-sources? Or does anyone have the time
and knowledge to try and continue maintenance of some of the juicy bits
of the patchset?

Regards,
Luis

PS: <rant>Isn't is lovely how their FAQ features two paragraphs
explaining their rationale for the switch, yet fails to mention any
reason why those goals couldn't be achieved with the current release
model? They could've at least showed the basic decency of outright
saying "we're doing this because we need the money". I mean, I
don't blame them for trying to make a living, but this corporate
buzzword-speech is certainly annoying to read.</rant>

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