From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mummy.ncsc.mil (mummy.ncsc.mil [144.51.88.129]) by tarius.tycho.ncsc.mil (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m792YoQW011221 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 22:34:50 -0400 Received: from smtp102.prem.mail.sp1.yahoo.com (jazzhorn.ncsc.mil [144.51.5.9]) by mummy.ncsc.mil (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id m792Yndh002500 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 02:34:49 GMT Message-ID: <489D00AC.30504@schaufler-ca.com> Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:27:56 -0700 From: Casey Schaufler MIME-Version: 1.0 To: russell@coker.com.au CC: Vesa-Matti J Kari , Andy Warner , SE-Linux Subject: Re: Request for multiple mailing lists References: <489B25B6.4080309@windriver.com> <489C1BB1.2060701@rubix.com> <200808082048.53795.russell@coker.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200808082048.53795.russell@coker.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Russell Coker wrote: > On Friday 08 August 2008 20:33, Vesa-Matti J Kari > wrote: > >> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Andy Warner wrote: >> >>> Didn't realize the NSA was sponsoring a list for voicing religious >>> bigotries. >>> >> The mighty NSA has little or nothing to do with this issue. >> > > Actually I believe that they have a policy against discussions of religion on > the list. Which is why I didn't make any comment about religion in my > previous message. > > >> The point that is sometimes missed is that not all people are religious, >> or if they are, they do not necessarily follow the same sect, and hence >> people should think twice before asking anyone to compare, e.g. a SELinux >> policy with the Old Testament. Or with the Quran. Or with the Vedas. >> > > I think (based on off-list correspondence) that Casey might have been trying > to compare multiple translations and interpretations of religious documents > with multiple SE Linux policies. But his last message to me on this topic > was not entirely clear. > Maybe I should just put what I meant out on the table, then anyone who would like can argue with me of list and we can take any issue out of this context. First, the comparison was very off the cuff, so don't read too much into it. The comparison is apt because: - both are large - both are considered definitive in certain circles - both have multiple authors - both are concerned with proper behavior - individual sections sometimes seem peculiar out of context There. You can discuss this comparison off line with me if you like, but I'm not going to say anything more about it here. Sorry if anyone got offended, directly or indirectly. Golly. -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.