Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751253AbWESWVU (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 May 2006 18:21:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751300AbWESWVU (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 May 2006 18:21:20 -0400 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:11229 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751253AbWESWVT (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 May 2006 18:21:19 -0400 Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 00:20:35 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Helge Hafting cc: linux cbon , Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: replacing X Window System ! In-Reply-To: <446D8F36.3010201@aitel.hist.no> Message-ID: References: <20060518172827.73908.qmail@web26601.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <446D8F36.3010201@aitel.hist.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 783 Lines: 23 >> The kernel already drives the files system, the >> network, the cdrom, the cpu, etc. Why not the graphics >> ? >> > See above! I also explained that in the previous email. > But since you are slow at getting things, > here it is again: > > Kernel graphichs are more dangerous than root graphichs, so > you only make the security flaws worse by moving it into the kernel. What about framebuffer, dri and agpgart? Does that belong to "graphics"? Because it's "in" the kernel... (or am I just missing something?) Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/