Theo de Raadt: "You've been smoking something mind altering" (2007)
A historical 2007 email from Theo de Raadt of OpenBSD expresses strong skepticism toward the security benefits of x86 virtualization. He argues that adding virtualization layers introduces more bugs and security vulnerabilities.
Why it matters
It provides historical context on the long-standing debate regarding the security trade-offs of virtualization in computing infrastructure.
'Re: About Xen: maybe a reiterative question but ..' - MARC
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Re: About Xen: maybe a reiterative question but .. From:
Theo de Raadt <deraadt () cvs ! openbsd ! org> Date:
2007-10-24 1:14:13 Message-ID: 200710240114.l9O1EDt3003562 () cvs ! openbsd ! org
> Virtualization seems to have a lot of security benefits.
You've been smoking something really mind altering, and I think you should share it.
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