On Nov 18, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org>
wrote:
Before everyone goes too bonkers, consider exactly how safe/dangerous
this behavior actually is on a single user machine. Food for
thought.
Think to yourself: what *exactly* is the difference between the only
user account on your machine and root? How are you "safe"?
Not everyone runs firefox as root, like you Ted.
It's the easiest way to nice it to -10...
Blurring all the lines is the wrong assesment. Yes, a lot of safety
is about hurdles. The sidewalk is raised to a different height than
the road as a hurdle, and it has a safety benefit. It reduces the
danger for pedestrians because drivers don't what want the hurdle of
replacing their rims. That is safety.
I prefer the hurdles.
