On Sun, 2012-08-12 at 15:22 -0700, David Benfell wrote: > Great discussion It isn't. Engineering facts are unimportant. Just the benefit is important. Some people benefit from PA and for other people it's a PITA. The essence of it still is the question, why can't PA be optional? PA isn't needed. PA can be an advantage for some usages. PA can completely break some Linux.