Satish Iyer wrote: > I am new user of Debian Gnu/Linux. Perhaps when you were installing Debian you didn't bother to read the following message which was prominently displayed for you:
problemBox(_("NOTE: The default LILO configuration is not secure enough
against local attacks. A user with physical access can modify the boot
parameters and (for example) execute every program with root permissions.
Please read the LILO documentation after the installation, especially the part
about \"password\" and \"restricted\" options."), _("Securing LILO"));
> To my current understanding security seems to be a
> major drawback of gnu/linux systems.(How else can you
> explain such gaping holes?).
> I am also inherently suspicious of anything that goes
> by "free" (Please try to convince me otherwise).
Yes well, I am inherently bored and/or unimpressed by people who parade
their lack of clue on public mailing lists and insult me, but whatever. I
am also inherently suspicious of software whose source I cannot examine,
but perhaps that's just me.
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see shy jo
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