Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 22:10:44 -0800 (PST) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Studded <Studded@san.rr.com> Cc: mgraffam@mhv.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gcc 2.8.0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980217220816.339F-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <34EA77DE.37AC0663@san.rr.com>
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On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Studded wrote: > mgraffam@mhv.net wrote: > > > I agree that limited access to the C compiler helps improve the security > > of the system, but you must remember that you are using PC's with a > > free OS. > > You make a lot of good points, none of which I'm disputing. However I > am firmly of the opinion however that part of security is making things > as difficult as possible for the boneheads. Obviously there's a lot more > to it than deleting gcc. :) But most of the boneheads don't really want to compile stuff themselves. I honestly think that security through such obscurity isn't too great. However, one could always try hacking up a shell,etc, etc. that only let a user run certian programs. However, then there's still programs that let you run other programs, etc, etc.. - alex A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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