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From: thegeezer <thegeezer@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Disable SPP On GCC-4.8.3
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:28:24
Message-Id: 53A0A4DE.8070808@thegeezer.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Disable SPP On GCC-4.8.3 by Frank Peters
1 On 06/17/2014 02:04 PM, Frank Peters wrote:
2 > In the single-user, desktop environment, the probability of a buffer
3 > overflow "attack" is virtually nil, especially if one is highly
4 > selective about "surfing" the Internet and employing Internet software
5 > (which I am). There needs to be a Linux distribution or
6 > sub-distribution that caters to the needs of the single, desktop user,
7 > ensconced as he is within his private garret and far removed from the
8 > troubles of a massive network.
9
10 howdy, just out of curiosity what benefits do you gain from disabling ssp ?
11 is there a speed concern or resource issue ?

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Disable SPP On GCC-4.8.3 Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net>