On 4 May 2018 at 05:31, Miro Hrončok <mhron...@redhat.com> wrote: > On 4.5.2018 10:50, Jonathan Wakely wrote: >> >> I don't think I like the idea of putting it early in the PATH by >> default, but I don't have a solid argument for why I don't like it. > > > Thanks. Honestly, that's the feeling I get form this discussion. People > don't like it, so they try to explain the reasons why it's bad and so far > they fail IMHO. > >> None of the "security" arguments presented are convincing though. > > > Exactly. > > I think that Debian/Ubuntu doing this, is also a strong argument (I mean, we > are not doing it because of them, but we know it's not untested waters). > > Somebody said this probably needs a Fedora Change. Should we prep one? >
I would do so for the following reasons: 1. Even though the security arguments are weak, they are going to be checkmarks on audits which can't be changed for years. 2. When someone gets a "remove this and find out why the OS did this" it helps if they can point to an "official" change versus an email. > -- > Miro Hrončok > -- > Phone: +420777974800 > IRC: mhroncok > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Stephen J Smoogen. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
