On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, pesarif wrote:
> 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?)
No. DGA first appeared around 3.1.2.
> I must be confused with DRI?
Perhaps.
MArk.
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