On 9/30/14 5:12 PM, Ned Deily wrote:
> In article 
> <cakfcl4xoq+ksmplql8sdgwliakdf8572wqknno7iczma5hd...@mail.gmail.com>,
>  Brandon Allbery <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Ned Deily <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6495
>> sigh.
>>
>> Yes, I know about the patches. And I know why they didn't do the switch,
>> especially considering that it's normally too large a change to consider
>> without a major release as opposed to a patch... but IMO bash as /bin/sh is
>> so boneheaded as to be worth an exception. (Yes, I feel this way about
>> Linux as well. I was fully supportive when Debian switched its /bin/sh to
>> dash.)
> 
> You know and I know that ain't gonna happen.  On the other hand, I 
> believe it is true that OS X systems are, in general, less likely to be 
> vulnerable to bash security issues in that (1) bash is likely less used 
> for system daemons et al, in part thanks to launchd and (2) most OS X 
> users don't (know to) open up their systems (and their network 
> firewalls) to potentially dangerous network services.
> 

Hi,

http://goo.gl/ubrlfR  :)

Cheers,
-g

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