Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 16:05:42 -0500 From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please integrate OpenSSH 3.x Message-ID: <20020103160542.C82299@databits.net> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020103130319.02a28af0@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 01:07:27PM -0700 References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020103124027.02a29860@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20020103124027.02a29860@localhost> <1010087964.86152.14.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20020103130319.02a28af0@localhost>
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++ 03/01/02 13:07 -0700 - Brett Glass: | At 12:59 PM 1/3/2002, Joe Clarke wrote: | | >While I haven't been following the -security thread, I'm not sure if | >this is necessary. The OpenSSH in FreeBSD has received specific FreeBSD | >"localizations" to fix bugs that may have arisen. | | If so, this amounts to a fork... which runs the risk of missing | or delaying subtle changes that might have implications for | security or functionality. Why create work by forking the code | rather than having the changes integrated? | | >Also, the OpenSSH | >port in /usr/ports/security/openssh-portable now supports a | >OPENSSH_OVERWRITE_BASE make option to replace the base SSH installation. | | This is assuming that one is working from the ports and not | the packages. Very often, we don't install the ports on a system | because (a) they take up much space and (b) they become obsolete | quickly. Then install ports on one of your development machines and do: make package -DOPENSSH_OVERWRITE_BASE and you'll have something you can pkg_add on your new production machines. -pete -- Pete Fritchman [petef@(databits.net|freebsd.org|csh.rit.edu)] finger petef@databits.net for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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