[Info-vax] Caution: LTT ignores ALLOCATE

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/5/2011 1:57 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2011-10-05 19.27, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> On 10/5/2011 1:22 PM, Steven Schweda wrote:
>>> On Oct 5, 12:08 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilber... at comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Define "exclusive".
>>>>
>>>> Try the dictionary definition: "Not shared with others"
>>>
>>> Define "others". _All_ others? Normal others?
>>>
>>>> pipe show proc /priv | sear sys$input " share "
>>>
>>> As I said, ...
>>>
>>>> Some folks can be harder to exclude than others.
>>>
>>> Some others are more other than other others.
>>
>> How about "ANY OTHERS"!
>
> If you have privileges allowing you to bypass exclusive access
> protections of others, and the OS gives you those rights, is that then a
> bug in the device that these "others" can get access.
>
> I think that was the point that was trying to be made...
>
> Johnny

I'd much prefer that the point be made with greater clarity and earlier 
in the thread!