[arch-general] base stuff (was: Change Arch's default crond)

[Ángel Velásquez]

2011/4/6 Tom Gundersen <teg at jklm.no>:
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Thomas S Hatch <thatch45 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Heiko Baums <lists at baums-on-web.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Am Wed, 6 Apr 2011 16:25:42 -0600
>>> schrieb Thomas S Hatch <thatch45 at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> > As for adding SELinux support in base but keeping it turned off by
>>> > default, +1
>>>
>>> Then you mean adding it to [core]. (base) is supposed to be installed
>>> on every system. And SELinux is definitely not necessary for a minimal
>>> base Linux installation.
>>>
>>> Heiko
>>>
>>
>> SELinux is a compile flag in the kernel and base utils, it is not required
>> for a minimal system, but just adding the compile flags is a minor change
>> and makes setting up more secure systems a possibility.
>>
>> I think that the only reason it is omitted is because most people are
>> horrified by it, but if it is disabled by default then it is off and no one
>> need know that support is compiled in.
>
> I would just like to chime in and point out that if we want to allow
> selinux, then we would need someone committed to supporting it. I have
> never used it myself, but from what I hear it would need to be
> supported by things like initscripts to be used properly. If such
> support can be added elegantly and securely then I am not opposed to
> it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>

I personallly dislike SELinux, so -1

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