Re: replacing X Window System !

[Stas Myasnikov]

Hi,

> > > We dont need 2 kernels like today.
> > > All "dangerous code" should be in kernel.
> > The kernel is even more privileged than the X server
> > so putting
> > dangerous code there is counterproductive. Security
> > comes about through
> > intelligent design decisions, compartmentalisation,
> > isolation of
> > security critical code segments and the like. If you
> > merely put shit in
> > a different bucket you still have a bad smell.
> With "dangerous code" I meant : code which *could be
> potentially dangerous* like accessing directly the
> hardware etc.
> That code should be only in the kernel.

It's your opinion only.

Stas
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