Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:46:31 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: pkg/SECURITY Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003252244130.47847-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003251930410.51771-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > I didn't see if you put a way to disable it into your patches. If you > > didn't, then, no, you are being too extreme about it. You *can* make it > > the default, and it would only serve to increase FreeBSD's security > > reputation, but you have to provide a method for folks doing automated > > things to ignore it. Such folks already know about it anyways, Kris. > > > > Overall, if you provide a bypass method, then I think it's a *great* idea. > > All it does it cats pkg/SECURITY to your terminal. Why would you want to > disable this? Oh, I misread it, I thought it was pausing to allow reading. I take it back, then, I can't see any downside to it. If this is done, can that perhaps be stuck up on the security list, and perhaps substitute for all the many security warnings on various ports? I mean, a one time posting, advising of the new security warning system. > > Kris > > ---- > In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. > -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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