Date: 10 Oct 2001 09:12:56 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@be-well.ilk.org> To: GB Clark II <gclarkii@vsservices.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: code density vs readability Message-ID: <448zejljtz.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: GB Clark II's message of "Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:55:22 -0500" References: <9ptk3o$14kg$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw> <44d73xt0y9.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> <0110090955220A.07185@prime.vsservices.com>
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GB Clark II <gclarkii@vsservices.com> writes: > There was at one time a hole in emacs that would let you write system files. > This was about 8 or 9 years ago I belive. Impossible. emacs runs with user privileges, so no hole in it could have any effect like this. The original concern, about whether emacs could have malicious code shipped with it, is more realistic. I think it's not worth worrying about, because there really are more eyes on the code, on a more regular basis, than the original poster realized. - Lowell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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