Matthew Dillon wrote:
> Sudo is certainly popular enough to justify putting it in base, but I
> have a big philosophical problem with the whole concept since its
> purpose in life is basically to rip a hole in UNIX's user
> compartmentalization. It gives me nightmares of big gaping security
> holes in any system where it is installed.
If sudo is popular (and often needed to avoid spreading the root
password), it will end up being installed wether it is a port or not.
For the sake of security, I would rather have sudo included with a
minimal but watertight configuration done by a pro, rather than having
to install a sudo port that I will maybe misconfigure.
Thus security shouldn't be a factor: sudo MUST come with a secure
default configuration in _both_ cases.
best regards
Raphael