From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
To: me@tobias.gr, 43851@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com, janneke@gnu.org
Subject: [bug#43851] [PATCH] gnu: sudo: Depend on python-minimal instead of python.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 21:26:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ3okZ3J6LwhxmJ9bjM7iwXGs9DSva-e-fi2AxvKcuRs0gjqyw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87imbjz148.fsf@nckx>
On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 at 20:49, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches
via <guix-patches@gnu.org> wrote:
> I don't think sudo is either, nor does the presence of Python
> affect that meaningfully. But let's stop this pointless
> discussion since removing it helps the Hurd progress. That's
> enough.
>
> The Hurd is a lot more exciting than the removal of sudo Python
> support -- and actually *will* improve security!
I agree that supporting Hurd is more important than supporting
hypothetical users using hypothetically sudo with Python. :-)
Why not have 2 packages: 'sudo' (with Python) and 'sudo-minimal'
(without). Or any other name.
Cheers,
simon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-09 19:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-07 17:04 [bug#43851] [PATCH] gnu: sudo: Depend on python-minimal instead of python Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2020-10-07 21:18 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via
2020-10-09 17:18 ` Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2020-10-09 18:15 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2020-10-09 18:48 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via
2020-10-09 19:26 ` zimoun [this message]
2020-10-09 19:44 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via
2020-10-09 19:53 ` Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2020-10-09 19:48 ` bug#43851: " Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2020-10-08 7:03 ` [bug#43851] " Danny Milosavljevic
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