Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 01:07:02 +0900 From: Yukihiro Nakai <nakai@FreeBSD.org> To: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/gdm - Imported sources Message-ID: <200009131614.BAA27280@ns.tokyo.redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20000913101708.N61662@FreeBSD.org> References: <200009131512.IAA76454@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000913101708.N61662@FreeBSD.org>
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> Are you absolutely, 100%, definitely, positively, sure that these > patches address the numerous security holes in the currently > available tarball? Sorry I didn't know it's still such a headache. I think many users want to use gdm even if it works only on standalone machine so how is to set it broken and warn to users it's very exploitable, or should I delete all until the more secure gdm will be released ? > Do these patches at least address the 2 or 3 separate issues that > have been raised on bugtraq and elsewhere? > > I've been sitting on a gdm port for quite a while, trying to figure > out whether I should bring it in to the x11/gnome metaport for > the 1.4 release. It would be nice to get some feedback as to > whether the security issues have been addressed (so it's at least > as secure as xdm/kdm). > > Regards, > -aDe > > -- > Ade Lovett, Austin, TX. ade@FreeBSD.org > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.FreeBSD.org/ > --- Nakai To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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