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Date:      Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:29:37 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>
To:        Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
Cc:        Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/usr.bin/perl Makefile
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008111426270.98390-100000@pawn.primelocation.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000811141800.A14610@netmonger.net>

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On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Christopher Masto wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 03:59:54PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> > imp         2000/08/10 15:59:54 PDT
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     gnu/usr.bin/perl     Makefile 
> >   Log:
> >   Don't build suidperl by default.  Make users specifically enable its
> >   building.
> 
> Umm.. isn't that a bit of a radical change?  Any reason for it?
> 

Any reason against it?  Given the security hole found under Linux and
potential problems of Yet Another Suid Binary, it seems a good
idea.  Also, see the recent discussions on FreeBSD-security.

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