Re: unblock request for gstm
* Ryan Niebur [Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:05:10 -0800]:
> Hello again,
> I would like you to consider allowing gstm 1.2-7 into Lenny. The
> primary reason is removing gaskpass, which has a security issue
> (explained below). The other problem I fixed because it can make the
> package unusable for some people.
> Here's the changelog:
> * Remove gaskpass. gaskpass is just another ssh askpass program, and
> doesn't do anything special. It does not grab focus, which means
> that key loggers can listen in on what you type, aiui. Seeing as how
> it is just reinventing the wheel, I see no reason to keep it around.
> (Fixes LP: #276530, #276517, #276525, #276529, #276534)
> * Do not explicitly set the ssh timeout, as that causes problems on
> slow networks. (Fixes LP: #293240)
Unblocked, yay for getting crap out of users' systems.
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