From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-bw0-f42.google.com (mail-bw0-f42.google.com [209.85.214.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DC96C1A27D for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:20:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by bwz13 with SMTP id 13so7103162bwz.29 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:20:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to:references :in-reply-to:subject:date:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:importance :x-mailer:disposition-notification-to:x-mimeole; bh=w8C6JfE2+bvTVIcbhn8kJHOZKdjFymipVkxDMXSBgRk=; b=guJerE6iSWRS3EU9aRGdp0iPG+F8jOVwebrQ6ri7GWuHAhb++faU7FT/fxGwEY3Kpy OYFvtGuF4aZjWm5ttVkmqyMf6uZC1ejcF0mve4TUa4NUdhUF98/FcEFCO25fqMiapcDV SbMSNuYbVq7/nkrH8HgyNhbo87pIzZgie+iJo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority :importance:x-mailer:disposition-notification-to:x-mimeole; b=R/vpMZQrmh/bffHbMIl4d97k74fUfy1h3VUmLNkHRSvs7Bgb6ZsZ/erkG9R93KQeFh RnpFM0JxUpW57Wq/e0/flNP8nF+TD1SX+dy3/NKKGxKnsMnIHh1qHD7R+CpAIOKWFIdb Sxr7R65sm9SHsEmIgjE6FS/zKbza3NcohDhL8= Received: by 10.204.82.29 with SMTP id z29mr51962bkk.172.1292264404200; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:20:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from BardiaDator (s83-187-157-90.cust.tele2.se [83.187.157.90]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b17sm231476bku.8.2010.12.13.10.20.02 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:20:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: From: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20101210190047.GA19219@kroah.com><87lj3wufx7.fsf@the-brannons.com> <20101211222834.GA27436@linux1><20101212023532.GA6486@const> <20101212182940.GB16883@kroah.com><20101213130612.GT5411@const.bordeaux.inria.fr><20101213145306.GA8824@rivensight.dyndns.org><20101213154157.GJ5411@const.bordeaux.inria.fr> <20101213182110.GA29410@rivensight.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20101213182110.GA29410@rivensight.dyndns.org> Subject: Re: World writable speakup files in Linux next Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:20:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:20:05 -0000 how i can install spekaup on ubuntu? -------------------------------------------------- From: "Frost" Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 7:21 PM To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: World writable speakup files in Linux next > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 04:41:57PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote: >> No, you can't, because the loggued-in person might be a >> virus/worm/attacker/whatever which compromised the user's account. > > Then your security was breached already, and has nothing to do > with speakup. Personally, I think it's far worse for security to let a > user have access to any and every mail client on the system, in case > they use it to spam the entire planet with it, and those are left wide > open on purpose. You don't see me clamping down restrictions on > those, just because someone *might* abuse them and lose me my internet > connection. > > If it's a virus, then it's not SpeakUP's problem, but mine for > not following proper prophylactic procedures. If it's a user on the > system goofing off, first they get warned, then they lose their > accounts. Again, it's not SpeakUP's fault. Having access to SpeakUP > from any console under any account *is* my problem, and I don't want to > go thru 20 different steps, just to kick up the volume a notch on my own > friggin keyboard. I certainly don't want to have to go through 20 > different steps every time I need to su to someone else to check if > something is working properly for them. Secure SpeakUP on your own, > create your own distro, and release that if you want. Stay out of my > computer. > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >