My first question would be: Do you examine every line of code in these sources you compile?
Then: If not, if you get the same sources and binaries from the same location, what is the difference? Most admins i know, who get sources and build them, do not know all the ins and outs of the application they are compiling. Wade --- "Vigorito, Nicholas E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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] > 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]
