This is a bit... unnerving... (not sure where to post it tho)

[White Stripes]

http://paranoia.dubfire.net/2009/04/current-red-hat-linux-employee-fedora.html

Did a current Red Hat employee and the project leader for Red Hat's Fedora free Linux distribution previously install and support government surveillance spyware onto the (Windows) computers of suspects while a FBI employee back in 2005?

Based on publicly available documents, it appears so.

Page 93 of the recent 153 page FOIA document dump (Warning: huge pdf) obtained by Wired News appears to be a ticket report from a 2005 surveillance request to the FBI's Cryptographic and Electronic Analysis Unit.

The document requests "CIPAV support as per discussion between EP [redacted]". The document also notes that the request is for a "Data/Voice Intercept with Encryption"

go here:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/fbi-spyware-pro.html
for more info on what CIPAV is... (if you dont know already.. all things considered..)

[Mick832]

Only unnerving if you have done something that would make the FBI go get a court order and install a CIPAV on your PC.

[Forested665]

hmm... Redhat has received government grants in the past....
Not surprising they have dual employeed staff.

[Cobra]

Only unnerving if you have done something that would make the FBI go get a court order and install a CIPAV on your PC.

Except, unfortunately, this is the type of story that Constitutional activists eat up. It isn't enough that you aren't doing anything wrong, but the possibility that you are being watched even though you aren't doing anything wrong.

[White Stripes]

im just glad redhat is open source so ppl can see what goes into it...

[Forested665]

"ppl can see what goes into it..."
what about all the packages anaconda installs from the repository without you knowing?

[White Stripes]

anaconda is used for fedora and redhat enterprise... had me looking at what the heck that even was cos i couldnt find it anywhere on my comp or the disc...

sides... ive gutted my ancient install of redhat remember? its more slackware than it is redhat at this point

[Forested665]

Sounds like pardus.....
Will be a nice distro when they work the bugs out.
Shame it doesnt allow root logins though.
Although they worked the bugs out the wireless long before the others did. To this day debian/ubuntu cant see my dynex card.

[Mr.Snicky]

And ya'll wonder why I don't like RH *now* ?

[Forested665]

as you sauid before Blackhat, Redhat whats the diff?
LOL
I don't mind I'll use their stuff anyway...

[White Stripes]

slackware ftw!