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Re:How to dismantle a compiler bomb by userbinator on Friday March 09, 2018 @07:36PM (#16556344)
Linux for example, overcommit memory.

Not if you tell it not to. This is a common configuration on servers and other applications where requiring overcommit to function is considered a bug.

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Re:How to dismantle a compiler bomb by Aaargh20318 on Saturday March 10, 2018 @10:39AM (#16558848)
Correct, but it is the default setting.
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