On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 02:23:36PM -0700, Billy Biggs wrote:
> Mark Vojkovich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > We have tossed around an interface for this. But there needs to be
> > kernel support to get around the permissions problems. If root
> > permissions are required to be able to write to that XvImage, it's
> > not much use.
>
> I disagree. If I'm showing a movie, have rented a large projector and
> a hall, I'd really really like 24fps at exactly 72hz. Giving
> high-priority multimedia applications root access is a no-brainer.
That may be true for *your* preferred application of such an interface,
but it's not acceptable for, e.g., most Linux distributors or groups
like OpenBSD[1], who don't want to expose root security holes via
multimedia software.
[1] I'm not qualified to speak on behalf of OpenBSD, but given their
approach to security I'd be pretty surprised if I were wrong on this
point.
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