Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 18:08:23 +0100 From: Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall DOESN'T ASK, dangerous defaults! Message-ID: <39CE3507.99AB57FA@algroup.co.uk> References: <39CB4C42.1A59669C@kew.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20000923222349.04919900@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > > At 01:13 AM 9/23/2000, Wes Peters wrote: > > >Drew Derbyshire wrote: > > > > > > > Neil Blakey-Milner wrote: > > > > Brett, did it ever occur to you THESE ARE THE DEFAULTS because MOST > > > > PEOPLE WANT THEM THAT WAY? > > > > > > Did you take a survey? > > > >Yes. The lack of complaints from anybody other than Brett Glass constitutes > >our unofficial, non-scientific survey. > > You forget: I wasn't the one who started this thread. I merely indicated > my agreement. > > > > Most people also want a secure system. Don't even get me started about > > > rlogin/rsh being on by default in /etc/inetd.conf. > > > >Most people wouldn't know a secure system if it bit them in the nose. > > It's sad how many arguments for NOT improving FreeBSD are based on > what I can only call hacker elitism. Of COURSE a super-experienced > hacker can deal with a user-hostile install, secure the system > manually, etc. given lots of time and knowledge. So? Hear hear. cheers, Adam -- Adam Laurie Tel: +44 (181) 742 0755 A.L. Digital Ltd. Fax: +44 (181) 742 5995 Voysey House Barley Mow Passage http://www.aldigital.co.uk London W4 4GB mailto:adam@algroup.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM PGP key on keyservers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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