RE: X server in a Firewall

[Cat Okita <cat () reptiles org>]

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Martijn Berlage wrote:
> With respect to the question about running a GUI, my first reaction
> would be to question the neccessity of it. Why would any competent (team
> of) admin(s) *really* *need* a GUI? Sure, sometimes it comes in handy.
> It can provide nice graphs about utilisation. But do those bells &
> whistles outweigh the extra risk?

Unfortunately there are current, common products that are extraordinarily
hard to manage without the gui.

cheers!
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