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.
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>
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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