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diff --git a/metadata/news/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.en.txt b/metadata/news/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.en.txt index 86687a1c1bf6..05fb30bf7d22 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal/2017-08-19-hardened-sources-removal.en.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: sys-kernel/hardened-sources removal Author: Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera <klondike@gentoo.org> Posted: 2017-08-19 -Revision: 4 +Revision: 5 News-Item-Format: 2.0 Display-If-Installed: sys-kernel/hardened-sources Display-If-Profile: hardened/linux/* @@ -40,13 +40,15 @@ security, reliability or update availability of either those patches as we aren't providing them and can't therefore make any recommendation regarding their use. -We'd like to note that all the userspace hardening and MAC support -for SELinux provided by Gentoo Hardened will still remain there and -is unaffected by this removal. Also, all PaX related packages other -than the hardened-sources will remain for the time being. +We'd like to note that all the userspace hardening and MAC support for +SELinux provided by Gentoo Hardened will still remain in the packages +found in portage. Keep in mind, though, that the security provided by +these features will be weakened a bit when using +sys-kernel/gentoo-sources. Also, all PaX related packages, except +sys-kernel/hardened-sources, will remain available for the time being. [1] https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php -[2] https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2015-10-21-future-support-of- -hardened-sources-kernel.html +[2] https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2015-10-21-future- +support-of-hardened-sources-kernel.html [3] https://github.com/minipli/linux-unofficial_grsec [4] https://github.com/copperhead/linux-hardened
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