On 12/12/2014 02:28 PM, Peter Laursen wrote:
I cannot figure out how to get access to the ticket. I am also not
sure I am interested in yet another such account. I have more than
enough accounts and subscriptions already spamming my mailbox. So I
hope it is OK that I reply in this mail thread instead.
FWIW, you log in to Fedora Hosted using your FAS account, no need to
create a new account.
regards,
ryanlerch
If I understand the discussion, it was a decision in an early stage of
Fedora 21 Desktop development that it should not have a User Interface
for firewall configuration. And I think this is the basic problem and
mistake. I cannot see how usability and security can be achieved at
the same time without it Even though it is not a server platform, you
may still want to run server programs on it (typicaly for access by
other systems on local network). I can think of (at least):
* a test or learning instance of any database server
* all sorts of file servers
* media streaming services
.. and they will all require the port where the server listens to be open.
I think a very simple User Interface for firewall configuration should
be added. It could be as simple as just allowing for opening of
specific ports. I also don't think it will cause problems. People can
manage firewall(s) in Windows. Dont' assume that users are more
helpless than they are (that is/was Ubuntu's mistake IMO).
(and as a final remark the security issue is close to NULL for al the
people running FD21 in a virtualized environment or behind a router.
They will have the protection from the host OS or the router. But some
people still use various types of modems and not routers of course)
-- Peter
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com
<mailto:stickster@gmail.com>> wrote:
FYI:
https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/1372
When responding to this ticket, please keep the discussion impersonal
and objective as possible. We should plan to have a couple people at
the FESCo meeting next week if this is on the agenda.
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