2009/11/20 Sankar P <sankar.curiosity@gmail.com>:
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Vahis <waxborg@gmail.com> wrote:
Sankar P wrote:
I am surprised that still there exists networks with a need for remote admin, but none of the client machines not being able to run a GUI browser.
Web interfaces have poor security track record. You going to force ppl to run "secure" servers? Frankly the web server part of YaST configuration is a likely candidate for removal on a security conscious admins hit list. Amazingly enough branch offices would often be remotely administered, and many keen Linux-ers will think nothing of logging in from work say to their home machine server to keep an eye on things, or initiate downloads etc. ncurses(3) is nice and light relative to X GUIs, doesn't need a web server, cross proxies, web caches, it can be run over simple serial line, ssh tunnel, at console. Remove YaST ncurses and more and more ppl will just hand hack files, and turn off the distro configuration tools. Is that what you really want? Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org