On Thu, Apr 26 2001 at 10:43AM, Jerry Walsh(jerry at aardvark.ie) wrote:
: That has got to be one of the scariest things i've ever seen!
:: You run untrusted code without even reviewing it..
:: Please don't tell me this is done as root
:: Jerry.
:: At 10:37 26/04/01 +0100, you wrote:
: >lynx -source http://go-gnome.com | /bin/sh
1. Review it all you like.. I'm not stopping you. I'm simply quoting the
"installation instructions" ximian had on their page up until about a
week ago.
2. It's coming from a trusted source (set in my /etc/hosts for that
tamper-proof sheen). It's about as secure as actually installing the
software.
3. Running X in a secure environment isn't a *great* idea anyway.
- John
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