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SubjectRe: replacing X Window System !
Hi,

>>> We dont need 2 kernels like today.
>>> All "dangerous code" should be in kernel.
>> The kernel is even more privileged than the X server
>> so putting
>> dangerous code there is counterproductive. Security
>> comes about through
>> intelligent design decisions, compartmentalisation,
>> isolation of
>> security critical code segments and the like. If you
>> merely put shit in
>> a different bucket you still have a bad smell.
> With "dangerous code" I meant : code which *could be
> potentially dangerous* like accessing directly the
> hardware etc.
> That code should be only in the kernel.

It's your opinion only.

Stas
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