From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33F510C9F for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:06:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1N0o05-0006SB-Bf for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:05 +0200 Received: from ppp118-209-39-42.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net ([118.209.39.42]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:05 +0200 Received: from jason by ppp118-209-39-42.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:05 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Jason White Subject: Re: clipboard integration -- possible security implications Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:05:35 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20091020210034.GB32242@linux1> <4ADEC8D4.2040709@baechler.net> <20091021160241.GA16006@linux1> <20091021210525.GA9472@romuald.net.eu.org> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp118-209-39-42.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Originator: jason@jdc.jasonjgw.net (Jason White) Sender: news X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:06:07 -0000 Gregory Nowak wrote: >I would like to add my voice in support of this line of thought. Yes, >most systems out there with speakup probably are single user home >systems. However, I still think it should be borne in mind that >linux-based systems have multiuser abilities by nature, so I >personally wouldn't want to see assumptions made in speakup's >development which rely on the fact that speakup runs on single user >systems only. I agree. Furthermore, flawed designs in relation to security aren't going to be welcome in distributions or in the mainline kernel. I can't remember what the issues were, but I do recall that security problems were cited as a reason for keeping SpeakUp out of Debian kernels for quite a while.