J.A. wrote:
I guess what I am saying is that I want to learn about gentoo-security
but do not want to be banned. To learn more about me you can read my
MYSPACE.COM profile pointed to here: http://thesame.net/MYSPACE
1) If you're really worried about getting banned, do your homework and
read about Netiquette (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette).
People who really follow netiquette are seldom "banned" from lists.
2) Lurk before you leap. If you want to learn, there's an established and
generally accepted way to learn from mailing lists. Before you post, read
the list for a while. Get a feel for the level of the list, for the style,
information, and tone of discussion.
3) Remember that you're not *entitled* to get information, explanations,
participation, or responses when you ask questions. It is a privilege, and
you are asking others for help. Being polite, deferential, and following
the culture of the list (see 2 above) puts you on the best possible
position to get a useful answer without annoying "hundreds, if not
thousands" of readers of the list.
4) As a specific observation, your security questions to date have been
(a) not Gentoo-specific, and (b) extremely basic in nature. There are
probably better sources for general security information than the Gentoo
security mailing list (the book "Computer Security Basics" from O'Reilly &
Associates press is often a nice place to start; some general understanding
can also be built from articles at www.cert.org (there are dozens of good
sites out there for basic security education). It's hard to build
something solid on a shaky foundation.
-Bill
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William Yang
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