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SubjectRe: Bootscreen
Previously Richard B. Tilley  (Brad) wrote:
> Then, not supporting loadable modules *is* more secure. By not
> supporting them, you are decreasing the ease in which the kernel can be
> modified. There are fewer people who can "fiddle with memory by hand"
> than there are that can insert a loadable module... a lot fewer, don't
> you agree?

No, there are simple tools to do that which are just as easy to use as
insmod.

Wichert.

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