[nylug-talk] Cute bash feature (redirect-network)

Michael Bacarella mbac at netgraft.com
Thu Jun 14 13:48:21 EDT 2007


> Can you elaborate on that "functionless crap?"
> I'm just curious.

Since function is the enemy of security, all I had to do was think of
the most functionless UNIXy OS that came to mind...

Equally valid:

If it's functionless crap you want on your servers why aren't you running selinux?

/me ducks

> On 6/14/07, Michael Bacarella <mbac at netgraft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > IMO these features should not be enabled by default.
> > >
> > >    Agreed.  Otherwise securing it requires rebuilding the package for
> > each
> > > box, and that's a headache.
> >
> > If it's functionless crap you want on your servers why aren't
> > you running OpenBSD?
> >
> > /me ducks


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