On Wed, 10.02.10 09:59, Markus Rechberger (mrechberger at gmail.com) wrote: > this is another wrong assumption, libusb uses raw USB access, if every > user would have access > to USB some devices might be damaged. > Sane would need to be serverbased, full raw access to the usb bus > would seriously be a security > risk (imagine RAW USB access to a USB harddisk). This is nonsense. Since ages we by default add ACLs for the console user for libusb devices for cameras, scanners, and so on. That too works via udev-acl. You are spreading FUD and lies. You are annoying. And are stealing my time. I'd prefer if you'd waste other people's time, and stop lighting up the flames of this flamewar over and over again. Lennart -- Lennart Poettering Red Hat, Inc. lennart [at] poettering [dot] net http://0pointer.net/lennart/ GnuPG 0x1A015CC4