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Oh GEEZ!

Go back through the thread, Carless.
What IS the point?
The point (now) is whether or not Linux can be run as root safely.
Some say "No." They give a list of reasons why including:
The machine becoming a zombie, less security, fumble fingers, etc.

By structuring the challenge THIS WAY (as in "do ANYTHING to my box") I am 
allowing for all of those "bad things" to happen. The worst of the worst. 
Bring everything you listed WHILE I am running as root.


To be able to shrug off ALL of those problems is the point.

To be able to run as root with reasonable safety is the point.
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P.S. I add &quot;reasonable&quot; here because people will start mentioning things like 
physically removing the box from the house or coming up with tests THEIR 
computers wouldn't pass running as root or not. 


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