Re: [POSSIBLE GRAVE SECURITY HOLD]
>>"Pierre" == Pierre Beyssac <beyssac@enst.fr> writes:
Pierre> On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 12:04:16PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
>> The purpose of this MBR is the same as that of any MBR.
Pierre> Funny, you edited out my question about why _THIS_ MBR allows you
Pierre> to choose to boot from a floppy. Does the logical answer disturb
Pierre> you, perhaps?
Pierre> If I read the above correctly, you agree with me, then, that _THIS_
Pierre> MBR should be replaced with a regular, less-featured MBR.
Pierre> Thank you, my point is made.
I suppose I could attribute the above to english not being
your first language, rather than sheer stupidity, as was my
first inclination.
I don't think that is what he meant.
>> > Not a help button. A PROMINENT warning, and preferably another
>> > choice by default.
>>
>> Which would mean that anybody without an MBR already on their system
>> would not get a bootable machine. Bad idea.
Pierre> Either you can't read or you're trying to make me look like an idiot.
I don't think you need help ;-)
Pierre> No: that means Lilo's MBR would be installed instead by default.
Pierre> _That_ is the reasonnable choice. You implicitly admitted this
Pierre> at the top.
That MBR does not have enough features: for example, it does
not allow me to bypass LILO when LILO is messed up.
manoj
who knows that security has to have its limits.
--
Programmers do it bit by bit.
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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