From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] 'wall' messages In-Reply-To: <200310070348.h973mXj26726@augusta.math.psu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 23:09:42 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 63c8631e-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Dan Cross wrote: > Yes. That's just a reinvention of root; not a good idea. We've spent No it's not. It simply lets bootes have access to -his- local resources so that he could do things like dump a message to all logged in users. When the original pointers are setup to the resources, a link is made into bootes namespace. It could even be one way, bootes to the device, it wouldn't necessary for bootes to read the device. The same for sound and other such. So, no, it's not the same at all. -- -- God exists because mathematics is consistent, and the Devil exist because we can't prove it. Andre Weil, in H. Eves, Mathematical Circles Adieu ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.com www.ssz.com www.open-forge.com