>> I find it strange that getty and kermit actually are allowed to
>> compete for the same port.

> And it's still just a software issue, the operating system don't give
> you any protection.

It does if you ask for it.  Go look into TIOCEXCL.  (kern/tty.c is a
good place to look, as is probably any file mentioning TS_XCLUDE.)

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