Re: Re: klik, loop mounts, and insecurity [was: statement from one of the klik project members]

2006-01-20 Thread Kurt Pfeifle
> > Please try "man mount". If your manpage is similar to mine, it will > > contain something like: > > > > snip -- > > OPTIONS > >user Allow an ordinary user to mount the file system. The name > > of the mounting user is

Re: Re: Re: statement from one of the klik project members [was: The klik project and Debian]

2006-01-20 Thread Kurt Pfeifle
Wouter Verhelst wrote on debian-devel@lists.debian.org: > [Re-adding Cc to Kurt, as he's mentioned he isn't subscribed] > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 01:20:26PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote: > > Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > > > The klik client installation needs ro

Re: Re: statement from one of the klik project members [was: The klik project and Debian]

2006-01-19 Thread Kurt Pfeifle
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:34:59PM +0000, Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > > And third, klik doesn't really "install". It brings exactly 1 additional > > file (the *.cmg) onto the system. It works with "user only" privileges. > > Hang on. You loop-mount wi

Re: The klik project and Debian

2006-01-19 Thread Kurt Pfeifle
> Le Jeudi 19 Janvier 2006 08:48, Peter Samuelson a écrit?: > > For those following along at home, it seems klik is some sort of > > gateway to install Debian packages on various non-Debian distributions. > > I imagine it's an ftp frontend to alien. > > Well.. > In fact, it is a scripted version of

statement from one of the klik project members [was: The klik project and Debian]

2006-01-19 Thread Kurt Pfeifle
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > There seems to be a fairly good amount of Debian Sarge packages > > available via http://klik.atekon.de/. > > You know, I almost didn't bother to visit the web site, since you're > unwilling to even sign your name to your message, and you didn't say > anything about what k