Re: F37 Change: Curl-minimal as default (System-Wide Change proposal)

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On Thursday, March 3, 2022 3:24:38 PM CET Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 09:04:10AM +0100, Kamil Dudka wrote:
> > The FTP protocol is still included in libcurl-minimal, so the protocol is
> > not going to disappear with the proposed F37 change.  On the other
> > hand, it may happen that FTP will be unavailable by default in a year or
> > two.
> 
> 
> I'm still wondering what you're trying to achieve with this change.
> 
> The stated benefits[1] are that the "minimal variants are smaller",
> which is a non-goal for almost everyone.  And something to do with
> security which will be immediately negated once everyone unbreaks
> their Fedora by installing curl-full.  And the security angle would be
> better fixed by reviewing Fedora packages for correct use of
> CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS (see my other email[2]).
> 
> Rich.
> 
> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/CurlMinimal_as_Default#Benefit_to_Fedora
> [2] ttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/7PQUPLCEQ5NMXFXZTP75XYDNF5KAJHMI/

I answered both your questions back in October 2021:

    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/ZZMU36DFRSDJOIJJ75CLF45R6GDVSEYI/

Let's not replay the discussion unless we have anything new to say.

Kamil

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