On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 12:54:49PM +1000, CaT wrote: > > You know. You're right. We should make it as difficult as possible > to install software. Right down to removing makefiles from source > repositories and rot13ing the source code because the harder it is > to install a piece of software, the more secure a box is.
No, I'm simply saying not to start services immediately. I mean really, who in their right mind starts a service without looking at the config files? How hard is it to add the links from /etc/rc?.d to /etc/init.d (isn't there script to do this anyway)? > And then the computer you just spent a few grand on will be about > as useful as a toaster without heating elements. That's better than them getting sued for a hell of a lot more than they paid for their machine because someone launched an attack from their machine, and they can't prove they didn't to it. > The trick is not to make installation of software more difficult. The > trick is in informing the user about what they just did and what > consequences it may have for them. I would settle for better notification. The point of not doing the final steps is to force the user to have some understanding about what their doing. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>