On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Jason R Thorpe wrote:

> 	* security updates
> 
> With a fully dynamic system, a fix to e.g. the libc resolver only requires
> a libc upgrade to fix everything, not a libc+ping+ping6+... upgrade.

While true, that goes both ways. It also becomes a potentially more
dangerour system. Sneak things into libc, and you have an even better
chance at perverting things.

I don't want to get into a security discussion here, but I don't really
like the dynamic library things being praised as a security improver.

So let's drop that one, please?

	Johnny

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