On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 09:50:10AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > If you're behind a firewall, all should be fine. > > The "rule" against putting X on servers is based on "don't put > anything on a server that you don't need". The reasoning is two- > fold: > 1. Security: more "stuff" means a bigger hackable surface area. > 2. Resources: why waste RAM and CPU on a gooey, when the machine's > task is to process data? > I find it hilarious (in a sick twisted sort of way) that the default RedHat install includes a complete GNOME/KDE desktop environment. Now, I know that you can take those off during the install part where you pick your packages, but they are on by default.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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