From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 24 11:09:16 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9A20161F for ; Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:09:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zaphod@berentweb.com) Received: from sam.nabble.com (sam.nabble.com [216.139.236.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1EC131C for ; Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.236.26] (helo=sam.nabble.com) by sam.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UJinb-0007yA-GS for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:09:15 -0700 Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:09:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Beeblebrox To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <1364123355503-5798581.post@n5.nabble.com> Subject: Ports should provide knobs disabling unwanted network services MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:09:17 -0000 Many ports, (specially the KDE-related ones) provide no option to disable network-related options. Usually these are things like samba-client, Avahi-mDNS* (with variants), and the like. Gnome usually provides a choice to disable gnome-vfs. I really don't understand why such ports enable those services by default, then provide a warning along the lines of "if you are unhappy with the security risk present through this service, uninstall the port... etc." I usually end up hacking the Makefile and disabling the cr*p that I don't want, then build. I understand the purpose of those services, but as an example, is net/mDNSResponder REALLY mandatory for everyone who intends to use graphics/okular? -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Ports-should-provide-knobs-disabling-unwanted-network-services-tp5798581.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com.