Re: 2.1.99 sends ULTRIX death packets

Pavel Machek (pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Fri, 1 May 1998 17:30:27 +0200


Hi!

> I was able to freeze an ULTRIX machine by logging in to it and
> opening up an X window to be displayed on a local linux box. I
> remember that there was a similar program in some of the early 2.1
> (20?) kernels that was later fixed.
>
> If it's locking up the Ultrix machine, wouldn't it be that Ultrix is
> what needs to be fixed?

Yes, but:

we want to know what linux's feature does it (so we have nice post to
bugtraq) and

we do not want to be *that* evil.

We maybe should give Ultrix _some_ chance to fix bug before linuxes
2.1.99+ will be so common that their machines will be more down than
up.

Pavel

-- 
The best software in life is free (not shareware)!		Pavel
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