On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 11:03:30AM -0500, Sam wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 07:19:21PM -0500, Sam wrote:
> > > On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, John Gonzalez/netMDC admin wrote:
>
> No. RedHat is targetting the enterprise market.
RedHat seems to be targetting the whole world.
> > > Correct. Your incorrect assumption is that the specific operating system
> > > is the actual factor. It is not. It is the clue factor.
> >
> > The specific problem is that users are being told that this operating
> > system is "secure", and they count on a base install to be secure. This
>
> Every vendor of every operating system will tell their prospective
> customers that their distribution is secure. I don't see anyone going
> around marketing an OS with security holes.
>
> > means that the OS vendor should do everything in their power to make it
> > secure. Doing otherwise is irresponsible. So is having an "Everything"
> > install. NOBODY in the world needs every single package installed.
>
> So? Don't install them.
RedHat makes it _very_ hard not to install stuff you don't need.
> > Personally I like the Debian install because they make you select every
> > single package you want installed (besides a VERY limited base install).
>
> Sounds like the Red Hat installer.
It doesn't. It sounds like the Slackware installer, which I love. In my few
RedHat experiences (which sucked), I found RedHat to have installed stuff I
DID NOT want. For example, I disabled the X set of software (don't recall the
exact naming and stuff..), it _still_ defaulted to installing xterm and the
required libs.
Greetz, Peter.
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