Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:20:08 +0200 (CEST) From: Søren Schmidt <sos@FreeBSD.ORG> To: toddf@acm.org (Todd T. Fries) Cc: sos@FreeBSD.ORG, wouters@cistron.nl, tech@openbsd.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GGI Message-ID: <199810060820.KAA01858@sos.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <19981005230209.K18969@fries.net> from "Todd T. Fries" at "Oct 5, 98 11:02:09 pm"
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In reply to Todd T. Fries who wrote:
> > Besides we already have code in the kernel to handle some of what
> > GGI wants to do, so the point might be somewhat moot.
>
> Hmm, I'd be surprised to know that you handle multiple input devices,
> (keyboards, mice, joysticks, etc) and multiple consoles mixing and matching
> multiple video hardware along with no necessity for setuid graphics apps.
> The last part is, when I was around during the formation of the GGI project,
> one of the main reasons it was formed.
I said "some" of it not all. The setuid thing could be handled via ioctls
or semilar if one wants to get rid of them in the current design.
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Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team
Even more code to hack -- will it ever end?
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