From owner-freebsd-security Tue Oct 31 17: 4:27 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from post.webmailer.de (natmail2.webmailer.de [192.67.198.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F91437B479 for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:04:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from umktgghc (host-209-214-44-188.mob.bellsouth.net [209.214.44.188]) by post.webmailer.de (8.9.3/8.8.7) with SMTP id CAA13030; Wed, 1 Nov 2000 02:04:10 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <200011010104.CAA13030@post.webmailer.de> From: "Moritz Hardt" To: "Andreas Alderud" , "Wes Peters" Cc: "security@FreeBSD.ORG" Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:04:02 -0500 Reply-To: "Moritz Hardt" X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.10.2010) For Windows 98 (4.10.1998) In-Reply-To: <39FF69C8.4FAFF2AB@softweyr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Installer Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Yes it's my serious wish that FreeBSD doesn't follow the trend of most (linux-) distributors and makes a GUI-Installation-Menu with a minimal installation of 500mb. I agree, that sendmail shouldn't be installed by default. A minimalistic design improves the security and makes the system easier to administrate. On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:54:32 -0700, Wes Peters wrote: >Andreas Alderud wrote: >> >> My only wish for FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE is that it will be as small as >> possible, right now there are tons of stuff in 4.1 being installed that I >> don't need. >> For example, I don't see the reason why Sendmail is installed by default, >> many people need it, most people don't, those who do would be better off it >> was handled as a port. Some people would surtanly rather want PostFix being >> installed. >> I'm curious if I'm the only minimalist around here, personally I find it >> much simpler to secure and administrate a box if it just includes only the >> stuff that is absolutly needed. > >Standard FreeBSD Answer #1: we await your patches. > >-- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > >Wes Peters Softweyr LLC >wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/ > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message