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From: rms@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: chmod 777
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Date: 14 Nov 88 20:28:50 GMT
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I do not believe it is a good thing to have security among the users
of a computer system.  If I were to distribute files that set the mode
to something other than 777, I would in effect be promoting the practice
that I do not approve of.  Therefore, I don't do it.