Re: [RFC] pid randomness

[Pedro Venda (SYSADM)]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > I don't know if this has been discussed before... but I'd like to ask why isn't
> > the pids randomized by default?
> > What are the pros and cons of this? What are your oppinions on this subjet?
>
>
> Why would _you_ need it?

It's a simple security measure that I think is easy to implement.

I'd agree that it's not there because of the golden rule: "keep it 
simple", but I'd also like to know if that's really the reason it's not 
there.

and yes, I know there are some patch sets that already implement this.

regards,
pedro venda.
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