Tom Smyth(tom.sm...@wirelessconnect.eu) on 2021.02.21 04:08:48 +0000: > Hello, > > I was wondering should sndiod (default) startup be determined based on > whether or not > it the install is a typical headless install (off) or an install for > a user machine with running X > > is there a reason why one would need to run this daemon by default?
Because users want to listen to audio. > my thinking is by having the service off by default would reduce the > default attack surface of the OS ? How big is that attack surface? And especially compared to X? > perhaps the installer could use the answer to the question do you > intend to run X to determine whether or not to enable the sndiod > daemon ? The difference is that a running sndiod is not noticable to you. Running X is - you dont have a console anymore on your screen. Whereas a not running sndiod is noticable - no sound. Next to security, we try to make it easy for people to use OpenBSD. Not asking questions when not needed is just that. /Benno
