Re: HW access allowed ?

David Schwartz (davids@webmaster.com)
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:21:11 -0400

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Linux allows the root user to pretty much do whatever he or she wishes.
A _real_ O.S. lets you shoot yourself in the foot if you wish to.

>So Linux allows userland programs to access the hardware directly ?
>
>And I thought it is a _real_ O.S. ... :-)
>
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