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Re: Security Implications of running startx from command line - was Re: Startx: was Great Debian experience



On Fri 21 Mar 2014 at 12:37:57 -0400, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote:

> I think it depends on the situation. If you're at the library with your
> laptop and need to go to the bathroom, it's best to take the computer
> with you, because it's easier to just walk off with it than to dink
> with the command prompt. I have my office in my home, where I trust
> everyone who goes in my office, so startx is fine.

This has just struck me. I wish it hadn't but Friday nights bring on
strange thoughts:

I have a picture in my mind of you and your colleagues standing in the
bathroom and admiring each others bezels.

NOTE.
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For the avoidance of any doubt and as an aid to non-native English
speakers a "bezel" can be the front surround of a monitor screen or    
the panel surrounding the slot of a CD drive CD or covering empty
drive bays. It is intended to give the computer a more appealing
look.


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