> > As a programmer, I personally would never write code that kept
> > people from running things as root. I mean, what is the point?
>
> If someone roots your box, it's not our fault. Simple as that.
I didn't say "require them to run as a non-root user". I said "Give them
the choice to decide
> Hmmm?
>
> The point is something called security.
There is no such thing as a "proper amount of security that is correct for
all operating environments".
> > apache with some BIG_SECURITY_HOLE defined in order to run as root, which means
> > you can't just use the out of the box apache rpm.
"Chad N. Tindel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> If someone roots your box, it's not our fault. Simple as that.
> I didn't say "require them to run as a non-root user". I said "Give them
> the choice to decide what is correct for their environment". In the case
> of apache, there are many intern
On Sunday 03 August 2003 19:03, you wrote:
> Many people run their machines with "+ +" in root's .rhosts file because it
> eases the task of doing administration. They work in a company where the
> box is behind a firewall on some public network and they need there
> computers to get real work do
