Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Jamie Zawinski
I didn't realize that sonar was not installed setuid by default. That's a mistake and I believe that should be corrected. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Tanguy Ortolo
Le lundi 08 novembre 2010, Jamie Zawinski a écrit : > Sorry, I thought you were suggesting that it should not be installed setuid > by default. Yes, this is exactly what I am suggesting: not to change the current choice not to install it setuid in the Debian package, but add documention to explai

Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Jamie Zawinski
Sorry, I thought you were suggesting that it should not be installed setuid by default. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Tanguy Ortolo
Le lundi 08 novembre 2010, Jamie Zawinski a écrit : > "I don't think it's a good idea" is not a justification for this change, > which would cripple that screen saver. Err, sorry? The change I suggest is a documentation one, that can cripple nothing. “I do not think it is a good idea” was my jus

Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Jamie Zawinski
"I don't think it's a good idea" is not a justification for this change, which would cripple that screen saver. If you have an actual reason that it is a problem in the real world in any way, please present it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subjec

Bug#336320: xscreensaver-gl: Document setuid sonar

2010-11-08 Thread Tanguy Ortolo
tag 336320 patch thanks Hello, I do not think putting sonar setuid in the default installation is a good idea, this decision should rather be left to the user. In fact, the user will have to customize some settings if he wants to ping real hosts, so he can also setuid the screensaver. However, i