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From: Olaf Dietsche <olaf.dietsche#list.linux-kernel@t-online.de>
To: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: Filesystem Capabilities in 2.6?
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2002 14:41:52 +0100
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Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> writes:

> In message <1036175565.2260.20.camel@mentor> you write:
>> 
>> How about Olaf Dietsche's filesystem capabilities support? It has been
>> posted a couple times to LK, yesterday even.
>
> Hmmm... cutting it pretty fine 8)

I don't understand this. What do you mean with that?

> I'm not sure how much it buys us in real life, but that's not my
> decision.

I'm not sure how much iptables buy us in real life, but that's not my
decision either. There are people - at least me ;-) - who are
convinced, that fs capabilities are another piece in the security
puzzle.

Regards, Olaf.
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