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To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
cc: Nathan Lawson <nlawson@statler.csc.calpoly.edu>, security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Ownership of files/tcp_wrappers port 
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  From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
  Subject: Re: Ownership of files/tcp_wrappers port 
  Nathan Lawson wrote:
  > Secondly, I was wondering why the tcp_wrappers distribution didn't make it
  > into the source tree instead of being a port.  It's a pretty small program
  > that hasn't received too many changes recently.  It's very worthwhile and
  > libwrap.a can be linked into portmap and ypserv a lot more easily (even
  > making this the default, perhaps).
  
  I think this is a damn fine idea. Seconded. Any ISP who does not have
  wrappers, and any user who does not consider their use when connecting
  to the 'net has a serious problem.

I totally and completely disagree.  I do not want to be bound by your
idea of what's proper for the core part of the system.  That's why we
have a generic source distribution and you can personalize your system
to your hearts content.

Read:  I will wish seriously bad karma on anyone who unilaterally bloats
       out the system with the wrapper code.  There is NO good reason to
       make it anything other than a port -- which makes it OPTIONAL to
       install and easy to track 3rd party changes.