le jeu 06-12-2001 � 01:03, Vincent Danen a �crit : > On Tue Dec 04, 2001 at 07:40:35AM +0100, Oden Eriksson wrote: > > > > Can you use php with tux? I have to admit, I don't know the first > > > thing about tux as I've never looked at it. But having a web server > > > in kernel-land just strikes me as being really really wrong for some > > > reason... > > > > > > My impression is that the kernel was supposed to do kernel-ish > > > stuff... I mean, granted, the Windows kernel includes Internet > > > Explorer, but that's different... it's just a browser. =) (just kidding) > > > > Then we shouldn't have any graphic driver stuff in the kernel either... > > Graphic drivers are different. How else am I supposed to have my > screen in 1024x768 mode upon boot? What I'm saying is that a web > server in the kernel seems frivolous and rather scary. I mean, > imagine there is a problem in the tux server, since it's right in > kernel code does this mean an attacker may be able to directly mess > with your kernel or other things attributed to the kernel? But, even > then, what if this starts a trend? Do we expect to see an FTP server, > dns server, a proxy server, in the kernel next? Scares me.
you're right. But unfortunately there is a NFS server yet in the kernel ! To my mind it's a great security hole as include the GDI in windows kernel was a mistake ( stability ) that they seem to solve with 2k and XP. -- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/linux_wizard/index.html - Modularise. Use subroutines. - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher)
