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SubjectRe: [RFC] pid randomness
Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>>I don't know if this has been discussed before... but I'd like to ask why isn't
>>the pids randomized by default?
>>What are the pros and cons of this? What are your oppinions on this subjet?
>
>
> Why would _you_ need it?

It's a simple security measure that I think is easy to implement.

I'd agree that it's not there because of the golden rule: "keep it
simple", but I'd also like to know if that's really the reason it's not
there.

and yes, I know there are some patch sets that already implement this.

regards,
pedro venda.
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