-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 If find conversations like this annoying and inappropriate for a BLOG that portends to be for building a new distribution of Linux.
When working (I'm retired) I dealt with such intransigent attitudes across the spectrum. From my first work with computers using CP/M and System 370, through Bell Labs Version 7 of Unix, BSD, AT&T System III, System V, MS Windows, etc.. Things go out of date. Some times due to simple change is best for our profit (MS is a good example of this), some times due to better algorithms (e.g., the Unix scheduler going from round robin to preemptive priority queuing) and sometimes due to a language definition being tightened (e.g., K&R Vs. ISO C, Perl V.5.14 Vs. 5.8). A little less bombast and more constructive criticism would be in order. The peer reviews used to defend mathematical proposals and the discussion style of magazines from the ACM or IEEE would be more appropriate. That said, a simple and basic security script would be useful. I find that most computer users are clueless about security. Most either have no firewall and anti-malware daemon running, or a thoroughly out of date one in the case of Window's systems. I still hear from people that identity theft is really an urban legend or that there are no consequences, so who cares. On Linux or BSD systems, I set up a simple firewall for people; being lazy I use fwbuilder or something similar to build initial iptables and then either modify the chain rules in fwbuilder or the rules text file. Clamav seems to be the easiest anti malware to use. I also turn off any FTP or other older login methods and set up SSH using seahorse or other easy to use GPG utility so the user can maintain it. One other thing that I have trouble convincing people to use is a heavy weight mail client (e.g., Thunderbird) that supports GPG (enigmail). Email and social media sites are still the biggest threats to a system after the end users themselves. FYI: I first used Linux at version 1.13. BSD since it was created at the University of California at Berkley. AT&T Unix since Bell Labs version 7. I currently run freeBSD (LAN server), Debian wheezy and a custom system that I maintain Via source code or RPM. I'm rather tired of this and will either find a Linux that is based on the Unix principles of KISS and do one thing and only one thing and do it well, or return to my BSD roots. The current Linux wars remind me of the Unix wars of 1985-1995 and VMS Vs. Unix. History keeps repeating, sad to say. Good Luck in creating something in the public sphere that again resembles Unix/POSIX. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iF4EAREIAAYFAlTbsroACgkQpY/BHpBmP2rXIgEAhX2rKrSJ9wZwtAlLyH1eFxDu GP4m4Viawrs6Ol8rmBEA/2zJ89hq6mvEd5Mv4ZgNB5vJW+ylJmTZHjMvxR1OUtH/ =+Hin -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
