Re: how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Serena Cantor
Thanks! Because the driver has root permission, it can modify the system. So output by ps and other commands are not reliable. Now I intend to take the risk, after thinking over pro and con. --- Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:36:22 -0800 (PST) > Serena Ca

Re: how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:36:22 -0800 (PST) Serena Cantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I download the driver from sourceforge. The site promise nothing. You are fair in being paranoid about the drivers or for any other software for that matter. That is the advantage of Free Software as it allows for

Re: how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
I found the commands. From the OpenBSD afterboot man page: Check the running system You can use ps(1), netstat(1), and fstat(1) to check on running process- es, network connections, and opened files, respectively. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Serena Cantor
I download the driver from sourceforge. The site promise nothing. --- Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 11/06/07 18:59, Serena Cantor wrote: > > I just download a driver, compile and install it, it works on > > sarge. > > > > But how

Re: how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/06/07 18:59, Serena Cantor wrote: > I just download a driver, compile and install it, it works on > sarge. > > But how can I trust it? Does it contain malicious code? I am > unable read all the source code. > > Surely I'm very paranoid, or am I

how can I trust the driver

2007-11-06 Thread Serena Cantor
I just download a driver, compile and install it, it works on sarge. But how can I trust it? Does it contain malicious code? I am unable read all the source code. Surely I'm very paranoid, or am I? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has