On 3/3/2013 9:37 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Kent A. Reed wrote: >> As for xhost, that is an evil program. It should have been banished long >> ago. The whole point of X-tunneling through ssh is to avoid the gigantic >> security holes punched through systems by hacks like xhost. >> > If you are behind a firewall, it is less dangerous. I have some older Linux > systems (2.6.18 kernel) where that is the only way to allow clients to > put a window on the X server. Yeah, they will eventually be updated. > > Jon > I don't disagree, Jon, and running a very small network with just a few hosts helps too. My virulent reaction to the X security model stems from bad experiences on big networks (hundreds to thousands of hosts) at universities and national labs. Too often, frustrated users resorted to "xhost +"
It's hard to believe that X11 is more than 25 years old. I remember when it was the shiny new thing. I remember too the parade of technologies which were going to displace it. Each had their turn in the hype machine known as the technical press, but each disappeared beneath the waves as their corporate entities sank. I'm still waiting for Wayland to gain traction. It could still happen in my lifetime....maybe. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
