On Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 08:14:20PM +0100, Kamil Dudka wrote:
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_...
> [2]
ttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.or...
I answered both your questions back in October 2021:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.o...
FTR you didn't actually answer the points there.
(1) I don't deny that curl-minimal will reduce the size of some niche
containers, my point is this is not a worthwhile goal to pursue given
the costs.
(2) Once people have unbroken their Fedora by installing curl-full,
the security claims you make about compiled code paths are not
applicable.
Rich.
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