2009/11/1 Derek Broughton <de...@pointerstop.ca>: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > >>> <sigh> They _are_ they sysadmin. Like it or not. And yes, they'll >>> enable an exploitable module - but they'll do that whether you make it >>> hard for them or not. If you won't give them the tools, they'll just >>> google for an answer, take the first one they find - safe or not - and >>> throw it in. If it appears to work, that's _all_ they'll care about. If >>> you give them the tools, they won't be able to enable modules that you >>> don't bless. Of course, the modules shipped with Ubuntu may be >>> exploitable too, and we can't force anybody to keep their system >>> up-to-date, >>> >> >> Exactly. You already know that these people will shoot themselves in >> the foot. So why do you want to help them? >
> You know that that's neither what I said, nor what I want to do. This part looked like that is what you were saying: >>> And yes, they'll >>> enable an exploitable module - but they'll do that whether you make it >>> hard for them or not. > As long as > you insist on ignoring the fact that there's a problem, Please state clearly what the problem is. This thread looks like a feature request, not a bug report. > and attacking me > personally I attacked you personally, Derek? If that's the way it sounded, then rest assured that was not my intention. Please point out what appeared to be a personal attack so that I can learn not to do it again. Maybe there was a bit of culture clash. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
