Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die

Re:Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die by orphean on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @09:59PM (#32670939)

It’s just a joke. It’s referencing the fact that no matter how obsolete or obscure something is somebody out there likes things How They Are.

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Re:Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die by db48x on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @10:55PM (#32671357)

I have a fork that reimplements spacebar heating.

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Re:Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die by bobnamob on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @11:12PM (#32671466)

Reference xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1172

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Re:Dear Linux, Privileged Ports Must Die by v7n on Thursday September 01, 2022 @02:02AM (#32672564)

Considering the origins of Linux I don't think joke is all there is to it. It would not surprise me at all if there were multiple such systems still maintained in Finnish universities; quite the opposite.

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