It's a giant, gaping security hole that most operating system architects are desperately trying to get rid of -- at least, that's the way I view it. Any softwa

It's a giant, gaping security hole that most operating system architects are desperately trying to get rid of -- at least, that's the way I view it. Any software that uses it should be exposed to extra scrutiny and must judiciously leverage whatever privilege mechanisms an OS provides to mitigate damage. There should be a better way to accomplish what xorg needs on *NIX systems.