Re: SSH and the Ubuntu Server

2010-11-17 Thread Clint Byrum
On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 15:38 -0600, Dustin Kirkland wrote: > > This proposal requests that: > 1) a new prompt be added to the Ubuntu Server installer > 2) this prompt be dedicated to the boolean installation, or > non-installation, of the SSH service, as an essential facet of a > typical server

Fwd: Re: FOSDEM - Distribution Miniconf

2010-11-17 Thread Manuel de la Pena
Original Message Subject:Re: FOSDEM - Distribution Miniconf Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:19:54 +0100 From: Manuel de la Pena To: Laura Czajkowski On 15/11/2010 21:34, Laura Czajkowski wrote: Aloha, I was wondering if Ubuntu plans to have a presence at FOSD

SSH and the Ubuntu Server

2010-11-17 Thread Dustin Kirkland
Ubuntu has long maintained a "no open ports by default" policy. This conservative approach arguably yields a more secure default installation. Several exceptions have been granted to this policy, which install services on the target system without the user's explicit consent, but in the calculate