Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 07:27:51 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Matthias Andree <mandree@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysutils/cfs Message-ID: <20110909052751.GB5505@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4E68F34C.6090504@FreeBSD.org> References: <4E651DCF.30605@FreeBSD.org> <201109052146.p85Lkous037023@fire.js.berklix.net> <CADLo838dMd5=TjRF5ffiaPH7o0%2BpeWgaqbQqEfDb3EP-n4ec8A@mail.gmail.com> <4E67935C.6080702@aldan.algebra.com> <CADLo838QkAjq2jPXy_c5MTYW09tZJMvWTNndo3Pnfa3=1c-5Og@mail.gmail.com> <4E68AC85.4060705@icritical.com> <4E68F34C.6090504@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 06:54:36PM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote: > Am 08.09.2011 13:52, schrieb Matt Burke: > > > Changing to a hypothetical example, why would an Apache vulnerability in > > mod_rewrite in the least bit bother a person who doesn't have the module > > enabled, which I believe is the standard configuration? Would you prefer > > Apache be deleted from ports if it took longer than expected to fix it? > > That wouldn't happen anyways because the package is actively maintained, > unlike many of the ports the discussion is about. You (and others) place *far* too much emphasis on a piece of software being "maintained" > > > What the current FreeBSD policy of actively deleting perfectly usable ports > > instead of putting a mild hurdle in the way is saying, is that FreeBSD will > > stop me doing what I may want to do because FreeBSD knows best. > > The port isn't perfectly usable (because that would mean it's usable in > all circumstances for all advertised purposes, which is explicitly not > the case in the light of known vulnerabilities). In which case just about no port is 'perfectly usable' since almost all non-trivial software contains bugs - at least some of which are not documented, meaning that it isn't usable in *all* circumstances for *all* advertised purposes. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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