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Re: hardware upgrade status
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:55:48 -0400
- Subject: Re: hardware upgrade status
- References: <20130319162805 dot GA5736 at ednor dot casa dot cgf dot cx> <20130319194322 dot GE40309 at justpickone dot org> <20130319213054 dot GA1821 at ednor dot casa dot cgf dot cx> <5149BDAB dot 6090709 at gmail dot com>
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On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 01:46:19PM +0000, Dave Korn wrote:
>On 19/03/2013 21:30, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>> ----- Forwarded message from "Frank Ch. Eigler" -----
>>
>> From: "Frank Ch. Eigler"
>> To: Sourceware Overseers
>> Subject: sourceware hardware transition plan, part 1/N
>> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:46:32 -0400
>
>> I would like to move from unusual/obsolete services to mainstream ones if
>> at all possible, for simplicity of administration, and to reduce exposure
>> to vulnerabilities.
>
>> old: new:
>
>> djbdns bind
>
>
> Heh. That's a questionable statement, at best:
>
>http://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-9069/product_id-16058/D.j.bernstein-Djbdns.html
Yeah, in the djbdns case, it's more of a situation of not wanting to
stick with an arcane file layout. Most of us have more experience
dealing with bind. I've found the djbdns stuff hard to use.
The original plan was to get rid of all of the djb utilities but you
may have noticed that we're still using qmail and ezmlm. I'm very
comfortable with them.
>BTW, was it totally irrational of me to be so chuffed to see CGF using
>the term "administering" a server rather than "administrating"? I
>really dislike the latter usage.
I'm gratificated that you approve.
cgf