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Date:      Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:44:38 -0800 (PST)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
Cc:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, arch@freebsd.org, audit@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911301939290.44002-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <89015.943945313@zippy.cdrom.com>

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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

> > This would fall under my preferred policy, which you didn't quote, namely
> > "turn on everything which doesn't have a negative impact, and providing
> 
> Not being able to predict pids (for useful purposes) would fall under
> the definition of "negative impact" for a number of admins.

Well, I think it would be quite useful by default because of the boost it
gives for badly written applications, but I'm certainly not going to go to
war over it.

I'm content to leave it for the viking contingent to liberate when they
sail in on their longboats one cold danish morn :-)

Kris





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