Microsoft is seeking to join Linux private security board

guest · Jun 28, 2019

Microsoft is seeking to join Linux private security board
June 28, 2019
https://www.techspot.com/news/80722-microsoft-seeking-join-linux-private-security-board.html

In a new move, the company is looking to join the linux-distros and oss-security mailing lists, which are used by representatives from Linux distributions as a private channel where they can report and coordinate on security issues – which one depending on the severity and whether they’ve been disclosed to the public.

The application was made by Sasha Levin, and if approved would allow the Redmond giant to be part of private discussions on vulnerabilities and ongoing security issues.
Levin, who is an active contributor to the Linux Kernel, also noted that Microsoft’s Linux builds are not based on other distributions from members such as Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Red Hat and Chrome OS, and that Greg Kroah-Hartman from the Linux Foundation can vouch for him.

In the context of a world where everything from tiny embedded devices to servers seems to run some form of Linux at its core, Microsoft has made the right choice of embracing it as an integral part of its strategy to remain relevant in the industry.
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guest · Jul 8, 2019

Microsoft admitted to private Linux developer security list
July 8, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-admitted-to-private-linux-developer-security-list/

Most open-source development work, like the name says, is done in the open. The exception is the first stages of security work. Unpatched security holes, however, are discussed and fixed behind closed doors. Now, Microsoft has been admitted to the closed linux-distro list.

Alexander "Solar Designer" Peslyak, security developer and founder of the open-source Openwall security website, announced Microsoft would be subscribed to the list. While some people -- almost all outside the list -- hated this idea because, in their minds, Microsoft is still The Evil Empire, Peslyak wrote that was "irrelevant per our currently specified membership criteria."
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Palancar · Jul 11, 2019

Well M$ has great talent to bring to the table. There is an echo in my head sounding off, "Fox in the hen house", LOL!!

Reality · Jul 16, 2019

This doesn't sound ideal to me.

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