On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Andres Perera <andre...@zoho.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:40 PM, patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Andres Perera <andre...@zoho.com> >>> >>> why would you install a daemon and not run it? how is it any different >>> than X listening on localhost by default in obsd? >> >> Just because you install something doesn't mean you want it run by default. >> >> fingerd, ftpd, rshd, popa3d, tftpd, ntalkd, ntpd, bind, lpd, sshd, >> etc. are installed on OpenBSD, but not necessarily enabled by default. > > one trait that all of these programs have in common is their inclusion > in base, which is meant to be a general purpose system. that's a whole > other story from debian and ubuntu. both of these linux distributions > have tags such as "essential" or "required" reserved for crucial > packages; anything else is optional. the packages that brandish the > "required" tag differ significantly from obsd's criteria. suffice to > say, httpd does not qualify as indispensable in debian world > > added daemons have different connotations from those included in obsd > base, and this also applies to debian and derivatives. the closest > parallel would be packages built from ports and the automation pkg_add > performs on installing them
you failed at making any point. --patrick > >> >> When software thinks too much for the operator is when trouble begins. >> >> --patrick
