Linux: concerns over systemd adoption and Debian's decision to switch
Andre Tomt
andre-nanog at tomt.net
Wed Oct 22 14:17:32 UTC 2014
On 22. okt. 2014 03:40, Matt Palmer wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 07:20:12PM -0500, Jimmy Hess wrote:
>> Yikes. What's next? Built-in DNS server + LDAP/Hesiod + Kerberos +
>> SMB/Active Directory client and server + Solitaire + Network
>> Neighborhood functionality built into the program ?
>
> You missed "font renderer".
> https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-058
I am not convinced having font rendering *IN THE KERNEL* is much better
for security.. and I doubt they put it in pid 1.
Now, should consoled, the new ntp and dhcp services have been stuffed
into the systemd tarball.. I dont know.
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