Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 08:37:11 +0200 From: Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/pine4 Makefile (fwd) Message-ID: <20000930083711.T5065@speedy.gsinet> In-Reply-To: <200009292349.TAA07263@giganda.komkon.org>; from str@giganda.komkon.org on Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 07:49:18PM -0400 References: <20000929155115.A6456@freefall.freebsd.org> <200009292349.TAA07263@giganda.komkon.org>
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On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 19:49 -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
> Now, my suggestion: may be it would be reasonable to leave such
> potentially insecure ports in the FreeBSD port collection,
> while adding an additional warning in the install script about
> this potential danger of these ports/packages...
What did I miss when I feel that this is exactly what happened?
I've seen Kris' message about "I'm concerned and suggest you do
not use it" and the FORBIDDEN commit leaves the port there but
requires the admin to take concious(sp,id?) action to have it
installed successfully. Only those who really want to can
install it (but they still can do so) and everyone should be
aware why not to use it or why to take care when using it.
Have I gotten wrong what FORBIDDEN does (for me)? I vaguely
remember a similar situation with lynx -- but that was some time
ago. After FreeBSD's base installation (without X running and
sometimes even not installed at all, and even if I had it NS
complicator scares me:) I was left with a lot of doc I wanted to
read and no viewer to wade through the stuff. So I could decide
to install lynx despite of the warning and to make sure I only
use it for converting or reading local files. I could as well
have gone out and read remote docs, but "I've been warned ..." :)
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