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Book review: Open Advice
Linux support for ARM big.LITTLE
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XBMC 11 "Eden"
Not quite. They can execute arbitrary _command lines_.
Perhaps this is a way to address the problem. Provide a list of the executables that the desktop manager is permitted to start via a shortcut.
"rm" for example would _not_ be on the list. Nor would "bash".
Follow up: How to write a Linux virus
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