On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:51, Mark Vojkovich wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, pesarif wrote:
> > What I'm really concerned about is: I don't like the idea of running
> > things SUID (especially games).  I know very little about X and
> > programming and was just wondering if this will ever be "fixed"?
>
>    It's fixed by not using DGA.
>
> > Otherwise, game developers will be forced to be root just to make games
> > (unrealistic on multiuser systems).  And if the game isn't written well,
> > SUID will leave users with a glaring security problem.  IMHO, this SUID
> > issue must be "fixed" soon.
>
>    How about we remove DGA from the X-server?  Works for me.  The
> fix is immediate, complete, and removes alot of other issues as well.
>
>

I though DGA was a new feature...(it is new, isn't it?)
I must be confused with DRI?

Thanks,
pesarif
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