Ubuntu Domain Server

Derek Broughton derek at pointerstop.ca
Sun Nov 1 20:23:20 UTC 2009


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. As long as 
you insist on ignoring the fact that there's a problem, and attacking me 
personally for having an interest in solving it (if there isn't a problem, 
how can a solution make it worse?), there can be no discussion.
-- 
derek





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