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From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-portage-dev] Re: should we add userpriv and usersandox to make.globals FEATURES?
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:05:33
Message-Id: pan.2006.04.10.12.03.20.337757@cox.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-portage-dev] should we add userpriv and usersandox to make.globals FEATURES? by Zac Medico
1 Zac Medico posted <443A2461.1010609@g.o>, excerpted below, on Mon,
2 10 Apr 2006 02:24:49 -0700:
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4 > What do people think about adding userpriv and usersandox to make.globals
5 > FEATURES? I've been using these for a long time and haven't had any
6 > trouble with them. Are there any arguments against making them default?
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8 I've had very occasional problems, but no more than with the default
9 sandbox on its own. I'd say go for it, as I appreciate the slightly
10 better security, and it shouldn't cause many issues beyond what's already
11 there. For the few it may, better to catch and fix them anyway!
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15 "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
16 and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in
17 http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html
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