LOL, I would ask him if he sits there and examines all the code of everything that is on his system.
On 2 Aug 2007 at 16:49, Vigorito, Nicholas E. wrote: > Here are some quotes from this person: > > You are trusting that someone built the binaries directly from the > source code without any additional modification or back-doors built > in. > > > Also building from the source allows you to either specify the default > build or add/subtract modules/functionality that you want or don't > want. > > > The only sys admins I know of that install from binaries on Linux > machines are the lazy ones or the ones that have no clue what they are > doing. > > I would never install open source from binaries on a machine I did not > want someone to break into. > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .o rg] On Behalf Of ben short Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:44 PM > To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Installing Tomcat on Linux > > I would question his reason for this statement.... > > A coworker claims that all unix admins should never install open > source binaries. They should build using the source. > > On 8/2/07, Vigorito, Nicholas E. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am going to install Tomcat standalone (not fronted by Apache) on a > > Linux box that will eventually be opened up to small portion of the > > outside world. > > I am a developer and as such haven't ever done > anything with Tomcat > except install the binaries on my Windows > machine and run it locally > for development purposes. > > A coworker > claims that all unix admins should never install open > source > binaries. They should build using the source. > > Looking for a > concensus. Is it ok to install the Tomcat binaries or > should I build > using the Tomcat source then install? Reasons why? > > Thanks! > > > Nick > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
