On Wednesday 16 February 2005 21:43, Steven Boothe wrote: > Daniel McFeeters wrote: > > I agree. In my opinion, services should be OFF by default. Most > > beginner/home users will not need apache or ssh. If apache is needed for > > documentation, then it should be configured to listen only on localhost > > (I haven't check the configuration on SM 3.3 so I'm not sure if it's > > configured this way now). It would also be good if Mepis included a > > simple, graphical way to enable/disable services, maybe as an option in > > the system center.
> OK, I'll add a few comments as to why I think having apache running > could be a *good* thing: > > Used as a documentation engine you could utilize the functionality of > the many php apps out there to provide a very nice graphical front end > to all kinds of things besides just documentation. You're quite right. We proposed this approach to Warren last year and we have it already in our SphinxOS 4.0 - from its initial release (Dec.2004). SphinxOS (based on SimplMEPIS 2004) was co-developed with Warren, as many of you probably know. Clicking on the desktop-link "Guide to SphinxOS" opens up a (pre-installed) SphinxOS knowledgebase. [ http://localhost/sphinxos/ ]. We will periodically enable Updates to that CMS (from our server) to be downloaded and installed by our users so their CMS will be brought uptodate. Users can of course add things to their knowledgebase themselves...:) Regards, Ko > Configure it to serve > localhost only, and firewall it, and now you have a 100% cross-platform > interface that can be utilized via whatever window manager you care to > load (KDE, GNOME, Fluxbox, etc). > > As for the utility of SSH being turned on and firewalled, well I can't > think of a good reason for that. :) > > > Right now, I believe, you can select services on install but you can't > > change them after install without using the CLI. > > Overall, I've got to say GREAT WORK. Mepis is the #1 operating system > > that I recommend. > > > > Daniel > > > > On Tuesday 15 February 2005 11:24 am, a9db0 wrote: > >>Matthew- > >> > >>I too would like to understand the reasoning behind installing Apache. > >> If it is for documentation support, it seems to be a $200 solution to a > >> $5 problem. > >> > >>Also, I'm not sure that starting the services and blocking them at the > >>firewall is the best option. If sshd is enabled but blocked it's as > >> useful as not running at all. Only it is running, thereby opening the > >> probability of confusion. The same applies to Apache. It would seem to > >> me to be more user friendly to not start the services at all. That way > >> if a user need the service he/she can start them. > >> > >>Dave > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dev-mepis mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mepis.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-mepis_mepis.org > > _______________________________________________ > Dev-mepis mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mepis.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-mepis_mepis.org -- Ko _______________________________________________ Dev-mepis mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mepis.org/mailman/listinfo/dev-mepis_mepis.org
