mpd package features for Fedora 21

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Wed Feb 18 20:18:01 CET 2015


Am 18.02.2015 um 20:10 schrieb Jonathan M. Polom:
> In this case I am the admin and I want the port open. I'm not suggesting
> that the package open the port upon installation but that the service be
> available so I can easily do so by running `firewall-cmd --add-service mpd`.

and how is that different by just open the port?

"firewall-cmd --add-service mpd" would open the port on *which* 
interface here: WAN, LAN, VPN, eveywhere?

everywhere? stupid idea!

> Perhaps this message belongs on the development mailing list.
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net
> <mailto:h.reindl at thelounge.net>> wrote:
>
>
>     Am 18.02.2015 um 19:58 schrieb Jonathan M. Polom:
>
>         The second shortcoming concerns firewalld. No firewalld service
>         description file is included with the package. While it isn't a
>         great
>         challenge to create one, it's an annoying extra step.
>
>
>     uhm - no package ever should open a firewall port
>
>     it's not uncommon to have mpd running ona machine in background and
>     just use cantata or whatever client on the same machine and hence it
>     is a terrible bad idea to expose *any* port until the admin says so

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