* Daniel Jacobowitz [Tue, 11 Nov 2003 at 22:18 -0500] > I would want considerably more information on the security implications > of allowing CAP_SETPCAP than either of those documents provides, if I > were you. > > The POSIX capability code is notoriously subtle and prone to anger. Which is why I ask if it would not be appropriate as a Debian package. I am not a security expert, but OTOH people that want this functionality will manually patch anyway. My question is, is it appropriate to make it easier for them by creating a Debian package? -- Hans Fugal | De gustibus non disputandum est. http://hans.fugal.net/ | Debian, vim, mutt, ruby, text, gpg http://gdmxml.fugal.net/ | WindowMaker, gaim, UTF-8, RISC, JS Bach --------------------------------------------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460
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