Re: Configuration help texts for IPsec

[Wilmer van der Gaast <lintux@lintux.cx>]

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James Morris (jmorris@redhat.com) wrote:
> > IPsec-related options say "Say Y unless you know what you are doing.".
> > Looks fine for people who applied the IPsec patch to a kernel which
> > comes without it, but now that it's in stock, it's probably not very
> > useful to force all users to use IPsec.
> Nobody is being forced to use it: the advice is provided to help people 
> get IPsec working properly.
> 
Yes, very true. But now that the patch is in 2.6 by default, I think the
situation changes.

Just imagine a person who doesn't even know what IPsec is, trying to
configure a 2.6 kernel. "IP: AH tranformation.. What's that? Let's check
the help page. Oh, it says I should just say Yes. Okay, let's do that."

Shouldn't the text "If unsure, say Y." be more like "If you want to use
IPsec, you need this."? Possibly with an addition like "If you don't
know what IPsec is, you don't need it."?


Greetings,

Wilmer v/d Gaast.

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