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by ruthmarx 648 days ago
> It's hard to completely dismiss the idea that SELinux was a NSA plot to keep userspace capabilities out of reach on consumer OSes.

It should be trivial to dismiss given the widespread usage and real world advantages it provides.

And no, a single use server doesn't make SELinux useless. It still means SELinux can lock down whatever services are offered on that box better than pretty much anything else can.