Re: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr

[Josip Rodin <joy@gkvk.hr>]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 03:50:23AM -0400, Clint Adams wrote:
> (D) command -v deathrampage 2>/dev/null && deathrampage
>  OR type deathrampage 2>/dev/null && deathrampage
> 
> Advantages: will find and execute deathrampage anywhere
> Disadvantages: will find and execute deathrampage anywhere, no matter if
>   it is an alias to 'rm -rf /', a shell function that initiates
>   immediate reboot, or some other bizarre and unexpected thing.

How are we to prevent this anyway? Who says any of the other solutions can't
be botched like this?

-- 
     2. That which causes joy or happiness.


-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org