Re: [PATCH v2] kernel: Conditionally support non-root users, groups and capabilities

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:48:04AM -0800, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> > The kinds of applications we're talking about here run entirely in one
> > binary, serving a few very narrow functions.  We're not talking
> > "automobile IVI system" here; we're talking "two buttons and an output",
> > or "a few sensors and an SD card".
> 
> Linux is an insane choice for such a system. Why would you
> even consider it?

One of the reasons would be developer productivity. You can use the
same tools and platform accross all scales.

> >
> > - Josh Triplett
> >

/Jarkko
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