Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:41:52 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: John Chang <johnec@umich.edu> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XFree86 Message-ID: <20020903124152.GK21595@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020903083141.01ad2998@j.imap.itd.umich.edu> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020902185316.0197ca98@j.imap.itd.umich.edu> <20020901151838.U37627-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20020902185316.0197ca98@j.imap.itd.umich.edu> <5.1.0.14.2.20020903083141.01ad2998@j.imap.itd.umich.edu>
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# John Chang <johnec@umich.edu> / 2002-09-03 08:32:26 (-0400):
> At 09:07 AM 9/3/2002 +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> ># John Chang <johnec@umich.edu> / 2002-09-02 18:55:12 (-0400):
> >> Is it bad practice (security-wise and performance) to run a GUI like
> >> Xfree86 when doing some administration?
> >
> > if we're talking about servers...
> > that is a matter of taste, but, umm, yes.
> >
> >> Or should everything be done in command-line and not install it?
> >
> > what kind of administration do you need X for?
>
> I'm planning to just use Apache and some form of SSL.
then i don't even see how having any kind of GUI installed on the
machine would help.
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