Yes, that is where I got the URL. I found a new bug that the
patch would protect against. There too many buggy applications;
we couldn't fix them all even if we had the source code.
> It is not a sure thing, it's easy to get around i've been told,
There was an alternative that was easy to get around.
The original patch would be hard to get around.
> and many complain that it breaks unix standards.
> ie: the symlink in /tmp shit..
Nope, this is standard compliant:
1. The sticky bit on directories has vaguely defined behavior.
Standards tend to add "has appropriate privileges", which
is a way to say "you could be MVS or NT and do weird stuff".
2. Link creation requires undefined "access" -- owner in this case.
Again, it is a way to let strange security policies be legal.
Nobody has shown an application that breaks.