Re: Bug#405997: should executables be permitted to update themselves?
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:25:23 +0000, Neil McGovern <neilm@debian.org> said:
> I'm not sure we'll be able to provide good security support if other
> random things are downloaded.
Users can always download random things. They can download
sources and compile them. They can install third party software in
/opt or /usr/local, or, even (gasp) ~/.azereus/.
Heck, they may even use vi and create their own security
vulnerabilities in more ways than I can count.
Saying that user actions may result in security issues and
thus user choices must be taken away is not very convincing, no.
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/>
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