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> any client could sniff any other client's events and windows That's a feature that I have used many times in the past. Isolation should be handled at the X s
by pdkl95 9y ago
> any client could sniff any other client's events and windows
That's a feature that I have used many times in the past. Isolation should be handled at the X server level, where it can be handled without excessive complexity or require breaking backward compatibility.
> default
Locked down defaults and enabling features opt-in is good design. (Principle of Least Privilege)
> Wayland
Isn't compatible as it's missing required features (by design).
- digi_owl 9y agoBTW, i think SECURITY was to be a first step towards a more secure X. But nobody enabled it because it broke some big name programs (Firefox being one, supposedly)...