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Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system



>> [...], for instance [scripts] don't setuid.
> Yes.  That's a good thing.  setuid scripts are too dangerous, last I
> heard.

Only when they're done wrong.  It's not all that hard to do them right;
most of the difficulties arise from compatability with historical
behaviour rather than fundamental problems with doing setid scripts.

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