Bill Rushmore wrote: > On Tue, 16 May 2006, Bart Smaalders wrote: > >> >> It has staroffice, java, etc, compilers (gcc), everything >> that might be needed. >> >> The fact that this box has a 40G laptop drive means I have >> lots of space left over.... and this is a _tiny_ drive. >> >> Why minimize? >> >> -= Bart > > I can think of a few reasons to minimize, and it is not just space. All > of that extra software can be a liability, in the sense of security. > For a standard developer desktop it might not matter (I actually agree > with you there) but for secure servers or kiosks it is a big deal to > minimize. Why have all software that someone potetially take advantage > of? The more software you have on the system the more likely one of > those things has a vulnerabilty. > > Bill > rushmores.net > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
The only software worth minimizing is setuid binaries or running services; anything else is just security paranoia. Those who insist on removing perl, java, etc, because those are "hacker tools" just make life miserable for everyone. - Bart -- Bart Smaalders Solaris Kernel Performance barts at cyber.eng.sun.com http://blogs.sun.com/barts
