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    SubjectRe: Capabilities
    Hi!

    > - Once we have file-based capabilities, we can implement that. Here, the idea I
    > posted before (which was shamelessly stolen from another OS) can be used. The
    > kernel boots in ``non-trusted'' mode; SUID root binaries get all capabilities. A
    > process in the init scripts then switches the system into ``trusted'' mode.
    > After that, SUID root binaries are treated no different anymore.

    Switching into another mode of operation is just plain ugly. We can
    work without that.
    Pavel
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    I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care."
    Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents me at discuss@linmodems.org

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