I realize it was not a question about security. I was simply reacting
strongly to the solution method potentially opening a VERY easy to
exploit hole into the Windows machine even if the person who cracked
the Linux firewall machine can't achieve root. That's a worry. I admit
it is a small worry. But how else can I maintain my reputation for
paranoia? {^_-}
{^_^}
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Desscan" <ddesscan@xxxxxxxxx>
jdow I think you misunderstood the question of hbrhodes. It's not a
question about Windows security or Windows hardware compatibility but rather
a samba configuration. For your information, this is Fedora Core mailing
list and we have other things out there to read than your comments on Linux
and GPL. We are millions around the world working together to make Linux
better and if you believe that it'll take us ages to back engineer your
hardware and provide Linux drivers for it, you are free to choose your way.
Rgds
On 7/28/06, jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
GACK! CHOKE! ARGH! Sinple file sharing is enough. But do NOT create
an anybody group with a lot of permissions. Windows is open enough to
cracking as it is. There is no sense opening it up even farther even
if you hate the damn thing. Any hacked Windows machine is a pain in
the sit down part of the anatomy for virtually every ISP and email
manager in the world. Please don't create a risk of adding to that
problem. {O.O}
> I know, it's scary...Giving Windows directions on a FC list, but with
> the rest of the family using Windows machines (and my main laptop. My FC
> computers don't have screens or keyboards), interoperability between my
> FC (and my Windows laptop) and everyone else's computers has become my
job.
Of course, Windows machines have purposes in life - running software
and hardware features that cannot or will not appear on Linux due
to conflicts and doubts with GPL. (Truth or not this is not worth
a flame. It is pure fact that there is software some people need to
run that will not appear on Linux any time before the Sun freezes over
just like there are things on Linux that will probably never get fed
to Windows before the Sun turns into a red giant star. When one must
do these things one uses the appropriate OS. <shrug>That's no big
deal if you accept it as an unfortunate necessity of life. It's like
weather. So it's not worth another flame war, guys.)
> Hope this helps...maybe...did we even *want* help with Windows???
Yeah, to a limited extent if it helps prevent problems for Linux
system administrators or email managers at some point in their lives.
{^_^}
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