Two major things: X11, although at least Xorg doesn't run as root in modern distros any more. Wayland is the replacement but isn't there yet. Linus hates secu

Two major things: X11, although at least Xorg doesn't run as root in modern distros any more. Wayland is the replacement but isn't there yet. Linus hates security people and refuses patches that improve security within the Linux kernel. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/11/05/net-of-insecurity-the-kernel-of-the-argument/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/11/05/net-of-...