Re: How efficient is mounting /usr ro?

["Christian G. Warden" <cwarden@xerus.org>]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 11:01:27AM +0200, Yasar Arman wrote:
> Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> > In article <[🔎] 20031014175455.GH20556@dijkstra.csh.rit.edu> you wrote:
> >
> >>A read-only /usr is not a security measure.
> >
> >
> > Depends on your definition og it-security. It reduces downtime, prevents
> > some admin and software failures and therefore is a security measure.
> >
> 
> I think,
> 
> you mean safety, not security.
> 
> Safety (eng.)  = Sicherheit (german)
> Security (eng) = Sicherheit (german)

we have the same problem with english.

$ dict security
2 definitions found

>From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf.
     F. s['e]curit['e]. See {Secure}, and cf. {Surety}.]
[...]
        (c) Freedom from risk; safety.
[...]