Subject: Re: Removing dm(1)
To: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 11/18/1997 10:08:33
On Tue, 18 Nov 1997 08:54:43 -0800 (PST)
Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca> wrote:
> So I'm going to propose that we simplify life and remove dm(8).
> Does anyone have any objections to this?
Removing dm doesn't simplify anything. You still have to fix the
setuid usage (because games have to be setuid games anyhow), and
you remove the functionality that dm provides.
Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov
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