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Date:      Sat, 23 Sep 2000 00:11:14 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall config.c dispatch.c dist.cinstall.c menus.c sysinstall.h 
Message-ID:  <5152.969660674@critter>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:01:56 %2B0900." <39CBD6D4.FDD5F78D@newsguy.com> 

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In message <39CBD6D4.FDD5F78D@newsguy.com>, "Daniel C. Sobral" writes:
>"Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote:
>> 
>> jkh         2000/09/22 12:12:43 PDT
>> 
>>   Modified files:
>>     release/sysinstall   config.c dispatch.c dist.c install.c
>>                          menus.c sysinstall.h
>>   Log:
>>   One whack at the idea of having "security profiles" which select the
>>   appropriate(?) defaults for "low", "medium" and "high" security
>>   environments.  Medium is basically what we currently have with a little
>>   seat-belt tightening where it made sense.  Low is the same as medium but
>>   without the tightening.  High is positively fascist with nothing turned
>>   on by default and an automatic call to 911 if it can find a modem.
>
>This commit is awfully inadequate. You don't take l10n or i18n into
>account. You should read the telephone number from a database with per
>country entries. Moreover, you should ask the user for special
>requirements, like dialing 0 to get an outside line.

I actually think Jordan is way ahead of you.  It seems that here
in Denmark all of sudden 911 is routed to some remote pacific island
which charges $100 per call and $50 per minute... :-)

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Poul-Henning Kamp       | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
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