Re: [dev] sshd?

From: Martin Tournoij <martin_AT_arp242.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 01:25:09 +0800

On Wed, Jul 7, 2021, at 10:20, 201009-suckless_AT_planhack.com wrote:
> Looking at https://github.com/mkj/dropbear -- it seems like every sshd
> just grows to include things like X11/port forwarding
>
> Would rather have a small sshd with docs that say run netcat if you
> want port-forwarding.

It's about 250 lines of fairly uncomplicated code (that can be disabled with
a compile-time switch btw):

https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/a8d6dac2c53f430bb5721f913478bd294d8b52da/svr-x11fwd.c

So I think it's just just a case of "it's simple enough so why not add it?"

Minimalism isn't a goal in itself, but means to a goal.
Received on Sat Jul 24 2021 - 19:25:09 CEST

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