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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: PID sequences
From:       Miguel de Icaza <miguel () nuclecu ! unam ! mx>
Date:       1998-02-28 20:05:45
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> > > There _is_ no "our userland", unlike OpenBSD.
> > 
> > Sure there is.  
> > 
> > Red Hat and Debian should audit the packages they ship, and ship with fixed
> > bugs and security holes -just like OpenBSD has done-.
> 
> since when do redhat and debian not provide patched software? AFAIK,
> slackware is the only one who doesn't.

I am not saying they do not.  

I am replying to a mail message where someone suggest that we do not
have a userland of "ours" and he thus tries to conclude that it is not
a good idea to have random pids as we would break broken software.

> that step has already been taken.. do some research on www.debian.org and
> www.redhat.com

Try to understand my message and follow the thread before posting.

Miguel.

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