Re: [Evolution] go-gnome installer

[Xavier Bestel <n0made free fr>]

Le 2001.04.27 14:13:21 +0200, Chris A. Henesy a écrit :
> On 26 Apr 2001, Thomas H. Ptacek wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry, I'm sure you've been beaten up by this question
> > repeatedly, but I just have to ask:
> >
> > Which one of you monkeys was on the pipe long enough to come
> > up with the "pipe lynx into sh" installer mechanism that Ximian
> > GNOME uses to install?
> >
> > You realize that this is quite possibly the worst install
> > mechanism, not only from a security perspective but from an
> > end-user ease-of-use/familiarity perspective, of any program
> > you can currently obtain.
>
>
>       It may be unfamilier, but I personally find that this is the
> EASIEST method I have EVER seen for installing a Linux program.  Not to
> mention that it is very "cross platform" since almost EVERY distro has
> lynx and sh.  Are you saying it's easier to have the user download a
> file,
> untar it, chmod it and run it?
>
>       As far as security goes, the only reason it would ever be a
> concern is if someone cracked their servers and replaced the install
> script. 

... or poisoned *your* DNS ...

Xav