On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:36 AM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I used to think the same thing. However, on reflection I think that the decision
> to keep the network down until deliberately enabled is a sensible and prudent
> security choice. This leaves up to the operator the decision as to whether or not
> a given system is sufficiently hardened against Internet attacks before
> connecting.
Which way the default goes isn't a problem by itself, but having it
set by a not-very obvious checkbox hidden out of the way with not
mention of the need to check it seems like a pretty bad decision. And
why would it ever be a good thing to not be able to do an update
immediately after your first boot anyway?
> Now, consider upstream's decision to enable network-manager by default on an
> enterprise distro. THAT I both understand and fundamentally disagree with.
Yes, that's a horrible thing for servers.
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Les Mikesell
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