Re: SEUL: FIPS

[Jeffrey <jeffj@micoks.net>]

Kevin Forge wrote:
> 
> Matthew Hirsch wrote:
Maybe I'm weird but I don't have a copy of dos. This would
require an OEM to buy a copy of dos for every computer he
put SEUL on. -Jeff


> >
> > One issue that I saw people were writting about in the installation
> > was about dealing with a front end to fips.
> >         This may sound like a pain but I think that it makes sense.
> >
> > The linux community should port FIPS to linux.
> >
> > WHAT!?!?!?  WHY?
> >         hink that having FIPS run as part of the linux installation
> > right before fdisk would make things look much more seamless
> > and installation is very simple for people.  Here are 5 floppy disks.
> > just boot of the first floppy.  And it just runs.
> >
> This can be done without porting fips.  We could have the install boot
> DOS, do the config thing being talked about elsewhere then run Loadlin.
> all in a bat file that calls external programs.
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