[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: RFC/Discuss: Replace KDE by LXDE on LTSP?



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 06:37:22PM +0200, Knut Yrvin wrote:
>On Torsdag 30. april 2009, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> I am baffled that Knut still consider switches a security measure now 
>> 6 years later.
>
>Jonas'es ideal take on the world is always exiting, especially when he 
>takes things out of context, using a straw man argument. Here is what I 
>wrote:
>
>> switching gives you a better starting point preventing 
>> package sniffing compared with hubs. 

It seems to me that Vagrant quoted you correctly (which I then quoted), 
and that above is either paraphrasing or quoting something else than 
your earlier mail to this thread.


>Does this sentence says that I'm asking people to disregard use of 
>other security measures? No, it does not. It only states a fact.

I only said that you regard the use of switches as _a_ security measure.  
Not that you disregard other measures.


>My concern is to prevent an unfortunate assumption: That Skolelinux don't 
>work because of a small technical security chance, which may give a huge 
>change on old machines

Then make security an option rather than mandatory.  Just don't promote 
something insecure as secure.


>I'm asking for a little perceptive concerning security, not a circus.

Ah, so I am the clown in Knuts circus :-P


  - Jonas

- -- 
* Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt
* Tlf.: +45 40843136  Website: http://dr.jones.dk/

  [x] quote me freely  [ ] ask before reusing  [ ] keep private
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAkn6BG0ACgkQn7DbMsAkQLiAEgCfabcW6oT+3OW8B/o4fQTOA5Yk
KlYAnjlzLKcJnV9CcEQrgi8rIsCEcHkX
=h3A2
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


Reply to: