[luau] Duplicating Music CD

[W. Wayne Liauh]

Hi Vince-

Apparently you have never used xcdroast or grip yourself?  What is the 
most recent version of "commercial" Linux distribution that you have used?

I am asking this question, because you apparently don't really know the 
heck of what I was talking about.  

Yes, there are some inherent problems with the setuid facility--anything 
that deals with root privilege inherently has security problems.  But it 
is well recognized that Linux's setuid facility allows programs to run 
by ordinary users to make use of the root account in a limited and 
tightly controlled way.  Of course, it is also well noted that if you 
use setuid shell scripts in a certain shell, they can be entirely 
insecure.  But we are talking about a well-known "program", and not a 
setuid "script".  I really hate people who mix apples and oranges.

I have been doing programming, on and off, for over 35 years.  Coming 
from the VMS (precedecor of Windows NT, btw--and there is even an 
OpenVMS project) background, I am also one of the first converters to 
UNIX.  (Interestingly enough, if my memory serves me correctly, facility 
tools such as setuid is one of the reasons promping the conversion.) 
 And the reason I am spending a lot of extracurricular activities 
hanging with computer boards such as this one, is that I don't want to 
be fooled by tech consultants who think technical jargons belong to 
their monopoly.  At least I don't need no kids to teach me what "su" or 
"sudo" is.

Can't hide my disappointment.