On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:54:15 +0100, you wrote: >How important for system's security is having system installed from self >compiled packages? Some time ago a friend asked me, how many of packacges do I >have compiled by me, and he expected I say him "almost all". What do you think >about it?
Well, do you check all sources (including the kernel) that you compile for mailicious code? If you don't, then you might have a trojan even from your self-compiled programs. I'd blindly trust all "official" Debian packages since the maintainers are well-known over the net. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
