FSF FTP Site Cracked, Looking for MD5 Sums 752
landley writes "The Free Software Foundation's FTP site at ftp.gnu.org has been "compromised", and they don't seem to have full backups. They've yanked a bunch of recent packages (and their whole alpha.gnu.org ftp site), and when I asked about it they responded 'Our FTP server was compromised, yes. We are beginning to find good MD5sums for files which have not yet been restored, and they will be available again Real Soon Now. If you can provide MD5sums for any of the files listed in MISSING-FILES, it would be very much appreciated.' " Update the FSF has
a statement
on the FTP site explaining the matter.
Correct MD5s (Score:4, Funny)
the $64,000 question: (Score:1, Funny)
Finnishing move (Score:5, Funny)
I know, I clicked on the link :)
SCO (Score:4, Funny)
Obg. (Score:5, Funny)
Another CLE? (Score:1, Funny)
I have the files (Score:5, Funny)
I will get around to fixing it sometime next week.
Oops! (Score:3, Funny)
Who wants to sell off some MD5 checksums off ebay? Let's make a few dallors!
This is a conspiracy (Score:5, Funny)
the list goes on abd on and...
now, grep for 'vi' : nothing, nada, null.
Of course, what do you think? This is a conspiracy orchestrated by VI lovers, to wipe out EMACS from the face of earth!
Re:Any word on how the crackers got in? (Score:2, Funny)
how did the crackers break into the ftp site? anyone know?
someone guessed the root password "itsGNUlinux!!!"
headline (Score:5, Funny)
FSF FTP Site Cracked, Looking for MD5 Sums
You just might be a geek.
obvious conclusion (Score:0, Funny)
BUSH/ASHCROFT/CIA haxored it and put trojans in all GNU software. They are using it to track peopled down and send them to Gitmo!!!
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
If this had been an open source ftp server (Score:5, Funny)
Put your glove on (Score:3, Funny)
Re:the $64,000 question: (Score:5, Funny)
That would be OpenBSD.
Complete md5sum (Score:5, Funny)
deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbee
Re:So apache no invulnerable then... (Score:3, Funny)
That myth existed? Seems fairly unlikely to me...
Re:And in other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You're Kidding? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Obg. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:the $64,000 question: (Score:5, Funny)
and patched August 31, 2003
I knew the open source community worked fast but that's just scary.
Re:the $64,000 question: (Score:5, Funny)
leaving out the profanities, this isn't flamebait
Duhhh. "If it wasn't for the flames, this wouldn't be a flame."
Re:the $64,000 question: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:headline (Score:5, Funny)
FSF FTP Site Cracked, Looking for MD5 Sums
You just might be a geek.
The headline should have been simply
FSF ftp 0wn3d IM RMS teh md5sum's
Then the mainstream media would be all "OMFG WTF?! STFU
Re:That is awful... (Score:3, Funny)
man dump
Re:In Soviet Russia (Score:2, Funny)
In Democratic America, GNU Mirrors you.
DARL! DARL!! (Score:4, Funny)
Yes mom....
Re:Correct MD5s (Score:3, Funny)
# grep -i ircflood *.c
gcc.c:#include "ircflood.h"
What's going on here?@!?@!?
Re:You're Kidding? (Score:3, Funny)
That's why I liked Picard.
Re:Any word on how the crackers got in? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:the $64,000 question: (Score:2, Funny)
If I were a Microsoft or Sun PR guy, I would be using this for anti-free software FUD immediately. "Sure you can get the source .. if it's not compromised on the server. Can your ENTERPRISE stake its MISSION CRITICAL BUSINESS on such a weak base?"
GNUBlaster (Score:2, Funny)
Dickie Stallman why do you make this possible? Start making money and fix your software!!
Re:This pisses me off more than it should. (Score:2, Funny)
In other news... St. Ignucius [stallman.org] escaped from the fire at his church unscathed :)
*Rim Shot*
SCO did it! SCO did it! (Score:4, Funny)
Troll/Flamebait... please mod me down (Score:2, Funny)
Now that I have proven that my geek is bigger than yours, please for the love of the gods mod me down so no one else will ever be able to read this.
Re:headline (Score:3, Funny)
Rob
Re:Put your glove on (Score:1, Funny)
NOT!!!
Re:This pisses me off more than it should. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:This is a conspiracy (Score:3, Funny)
EMACS probably has it's own built in function to wipe itself from the face of the earth. Don't worry though, there is probably another command to dump the source for itself directly from the binary.