On Tue, 18 Nov 1997 15:22:10 +0000 
 Jon Ribbens <jon@oaktree.co.uk> wrote:

 > IMHO the 'dm' system is completely broken. Preferably it should be abandoned
 > completely. At the least, every single game needs 'setuid(getuid())' adding.
 > Does anybody actually use the games-restriction facilities of 'dm'?

One thing the games do use their setuid privilege for is to write high
scores.

But, yes, the games could be made much safer, and the world would be
a better place for it.

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