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They scanned all of X and only found one roothole?

They scanned all of X and only found one roothole?

Posted May 7, 2006 18:19 UTC (Sun) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: They scanned all of X and only found one roothole? by Wol
Parent article: Coverity catches X Window Security Hole

"This is the axe my great grandfather used! Only replaced the head three times and the handle four."

With the modularization of the X tree it beomces easier to rip out, rewrite, and throw away individual pieces. I expect great things will come from x.org in the next few years.

(the quote might be from a Joel on Software article, memory is hazy)


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