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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: SUID Patent
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Date: Sat, 4-Oct-86 01:56:59 EDT
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> As far as I can see, the only innovation in UNIX SUID stuff is that the
> priviledges inherited can be those of any user, not just some "super user",
> as determined by file ownership. Personally, I don't this this ought to be 
> enough to justify a patent.

Why not?  It's definitely a useful generalization.  And it wasn't trivial
and obvious until Dennis thought of it first.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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