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How much longer does AppArmor really have? |
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Source: Heise Security - Posted by Ryan Berens
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As of today, Novel has dissolved the AppArmor development team, centered around main developer, Crispin Cowan.
For a long time, AppArmor has been slow to be adopted due to the nature of its security structure (it differs from SELinux by its adherence to using names).
The issue here seems to be that without a funded back-end by Novell, how much longer does AppArmor really have? Is this a case of survival of the fittest? Could a name-based structure ever succeed? Certainly, with backing from Novell now gone, it may be safe to say that the project may only have another year. While a few distributions still include that support, will they be willing to include it in one year, without a large corporate backer?
It seems unlikely, at best, that another large organization is going to rise to take Novell's place, and without that AppArmor's days may be numbered.
Read this full article at Heise Security
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