Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:15:40 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: des@ofug.org, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing XFree86 package via sysinstall: need X wrapper or not? Message-ID: <3D1664AC.94F98F95@mindspring.com> References: <20020622200545.GS76002@squall.waterspout.com> <20020622204229.GG53232@elvis.mu.org> <xzpheju21z0.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20020622.225127.112566091.imp@village.org> <20020623123805.B51272@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote: > > I can't recall receiving a bug report from you. > ^^^ > ^Wpatch > > that would add back the granular menu of what X bits one wants to > install. Or any other sysinstall patch that asks the user if they would > like the Xwrapper installed. Uh... Isn't this like removing "ls" or otherwise damaging the base functionality of the system, and then asking for a patch to add a menu item to sysinstall to get that functionality back? Don't get me wrong: I understand that the reason it was done was to provide increased security... but... security is always a trade-off between usability for authorised and unauthorized users. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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