[Trac #260] Implement keyboard and event security in X using XACE

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#260: Implement keyboard and event security in X using XACE
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 Reporter:  krstic           |        Owner:  ajax 
     Type:  task             |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  high             |    Milestone:  CTest
Component:  x window system  |   Resolution:       
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Comment (by jg):

 No, it is a *piece* of the security work.  The security work won't matter
 if we don't have a laptop with working suspend/resume and power
 management.  If I have to choose one, which I probably do, I know what I
 have to pick.

 The issue you seem unaware of is that the expertise is not fungible, and
 that there is an unlimited amount of talent available.  This is never true
 in general, and X Window System expertise is currently in severe under
 supply; the learning curve is substantial, particularly when you cross
 window systems with security, something close to the null set ensues.  The
 few I know of (and I know just about everyone in the X community, which
 says just how small it is right now) who might have both skills (one being
 Eamon Walsh, and maybe one or two others working for beltway bandits) can
 be numbered on less than the fingers of one hand.  More than likely, we'll
 end up only able to find someone with half the expertise required, and a
 3-6 month learning curve at a minimum.

 I will continue to keep my eyes out for people with the right expertise
 (and I get a chance to do so again February 7), but you must understand
 that due to the circumstances around desktop/laptop Linux and X, despite
 having managed to double or triple the number of people able/capable of
 working on X over the last couple years, the available expertise is much
 less than the demand.

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