Re: Adding OpenBSD sudo to the FreeBSD base system?

From: Simon L. Nielsen (simon_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 07/21/05

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To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>

    On 2005.07.21 13:20:12 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
    > My thoughts exactly. The only thing I'd like to add is that the port is
    > that importing it to the base system would probably require someone who
    > steps up and offers to maintain it as bugfixes/features are noticed in
    > the upstream source. But, I guess, this is more or less obvious.

    Personally I have a preference for not having it in the base system
    for the simple reason that we would need to make security advisories
    for it... and while I don't remember any grave holes, there certainly
    have been a few holes over the last year. 

    -- 
Simon L. Nielsen

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