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Why not a lean EAL7 compliant kernel?
Why go for a 1970s insecure OS instead of keeping with a 1980s insecure OS? Too many lines of code cannot be made reliable easily.

Instead, go for a lean EAL7 compliant kernel upon which to ensure REAL and VERIFIABLE security. Throw in true OO enforcable rules and we would have a verifably secure, extensible OS.

EAL7 compliance ensures every machine instruction traces to lines in the source code. A process that can be automated.

This totally bypasses the FOSS FUD about 'many eyes'. Eyes are only good if they are willing to look, know what they are looking for and look at everything. OSS has no guarantee of any of these, it is just wishful thinking.

Any new totally new OS has to be intrinsically secure and be able to be verified secure using automated processes. A rewrite will just make a lot more new bugs to be propagated into the future, unless the kernal is really secure and verifiable.

Without the quantum leap, why change?
Posted by: Patanjali   Posted on: 12/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Just like OS X. [nt]  olePigeon | 12/15/08
except it is compatible  boberuski | 12/16/08
"just like OS X"... and  MacCanuck | 12/15/08
except it is prettier  boberuski | 12/16/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  lambert54@... | 12/15/08
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"rethinking the architecture..."  bricar2 | 12/15/08
Why not a lean EAL7 compliant kernel?  Patanjali | 12/15/08
Yeah, it'd be better, but still locked down by microsoft...  Predator106 | 12/16/08
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Taste just like chicken  lancer308@... | 12/15/08
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RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  g.dawson@... | 12/15/08
Not secure if it is not verifiable easily  Patanjali | 12/15/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  rinuxl | 12/15/08
OS is critical, web browser is a nice to have  Patanjali | 12/15/08
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Sounds faster and smoother  Patanjali | 12/15/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  borillion_star | 12/15/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  ashwin_mv@... | 12/15/08
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hype  billw1234 | 12/16/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  Sir_bobbyuk | 12/17/08
RE: Windows 7 (Build 6965) (Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world)  jeacott | 12/22/08
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