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In message <1112632713.71324.52.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk>, Gavin Atkinson writes:

>Only the most anti-gun people would say that the safety catch should
>consist of a codeword only known by the guy who designed the gun and
>four or five other people who work at the factory.

But you have to admit that would reduce gun-violence if it was true,
right ?  :-)

>We're not talking about curb-side child-height baskets.  We're talking
>about people who should know what they are doing (they have root, after
>all), entering commands which they expect to work...

Sorry, I disagree.

This was true when root was Ken, Dennis and Brian.

Today root is Tom, Dick and Harry and they need sensible padding.

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