[fpc-devel] Linux kernel behaviour change regarding keyboard

[Marco van de Voort]

> On 18 Jul 2007, at 14:08, Jonas Maebe wrote:
> 
> >> Install the IDE setuid.
> >
> > That would be an extremely bad idea with the current stability  
> > record of the IDE.
> 
> Not to mention that it allows you to open and overwrite any arbitrary  
> file.

Yes. Just like we all have for decades. And no, it is not ideal, but
apparantly that is what the kernel devels want as the only way to access the
full terminal capability.