Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ki4pv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!hoxna!houxm!vax135!petsd!peora!ucf-cs!ki4pv!tanner From: tanner@ki4pv.UUCP (Tanner Andrews) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Unix already has "attributes"... Message-ID: <441@ki4pv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 21:57:38 EDT Article-I.D.: ki4pv.441 Posted: Mon Aug 26 21:57:38 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 28-Aug-85 09:24:26 EDT References: <3398@decwrl.UUCP> <547@h-sc1.*#CP> Organization: CompuData South, DeLand Lines: 10 ] ... execute only privilege ... only reason is spolier-hiding ... games There is one other reason for this -- prevention of rampant copies of assorted progs. Old versions of things for which people have a fondness are bad enough. People make copies of games so that they may be played during busy times; execute-only prevents this. -- Tanner Andrews, KI4PV uucp: ...!decvax!ucf-cs!ki4pv!tanner