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What?!?! Most of the userland is C and we're still finding gaping holes in it after decades. As for the API, the entire permissions system is just a shit show
by wrldos 4y ago
What?!?! Most of the userland is C and we're still finding gaping holes in it after decades.
As for the API, the entire permissions system is just a shit show (inflexible, setgid hack, no MAC, terrible ACL implementation), ioctl (hack job), signals (totally inconsistent handling), links (hard complexity), open(2) flag craziness, then the semi userland crap particularly PAM recently and anything which involves delegated permissions from yp/nis/ldap. Urgh it's hell.
I'd rather write win32 if I'm honest these days. At least they have the honesty to break the API when it's dead by adding Ex on the end of a new one.
- lenkite 4y ago> I'd rather write win32 if I'm honest these days You might need to train yourself to ignore the ads blinking at you from your start menu and taskbar though.
- wrldos 4y agoI’m on windows 11 and haven’t actually noticed any yet. I’m not sure if that’s because I’m immune to all forms of advertising or I turned something off though.