On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:32:48PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> >
> > Why the sam hell is there not, by default, no questions asked, it's
> > installed because it's *right*, a statically linked /sbin/sh as
> > roots default shell?
> >
>
> because the days of static bins are long passed.
For most things, I'd agree. For certain critical binaries, that is
pure unadalterated hubris.
The was to hose a system are manifold, as are the paths to recovery
of that system, and to not do the simplest thing--like providing a
sane and statically linked /sbin/sh for root is silly.
> if *you* want this, Debian
> makes it even easier. apt-get install sash. not only is is statically linked
> it also includes enough stuff to help you save a system.
I want it the *default*. It will be in the next interation of my
production installation.
> Debian is very strongly against making any decision for you we do not have to
> make. And almost all of our decisions can be overruled.
You make *lots* of decisions for the end user. Most of them are
*very* sane.
This one is not.
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YHBW
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