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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: security vs. usability
From:       Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero () redhat ! de>
Date:       2001-02-06 11:11:24
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On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Stephan Kulow wrote:

> > This works for programmers, but what about the admin who just wants to
> > give his (trusted) users access to the CD writer?
>
> He can still compile a copy of kdelibs without this abort if he's really that
> sure he knows what he does.

Not that every admin is a programmer and could locate/remove the code
causing this...

The typical user who would want to make KDE applications setuid is a home
user who doesn't have much of a clue, and also doesn't have any users he
doesn't trust (e.g. home user with his family).

LLaP
bero

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