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[bug#43106] [PATCH v3 0/2] Secret services for the Childhurd
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#43106] [PATCH v3 0/2] Secret services for the Childhurd |
Date: |
Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:45:20 +0200 |
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Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>
>> "Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen" <janneke@gnu.org> skribis:
>>
>>> Also, I think 5900 is a bad idea, qemu opens a server there.
>>
>> Oops, my bad!
>>
>>> We could use ports 2222 (forwarded to 12222), as SSH only starts later
>>> -- but hmm. As this is all running as root anyway, I opted for 1004
>>> (MI5).
>>
>> Did you mean MI6?
>
> Hmm, (checks the interwebs) yeah, Mi6. Then the joke is really
> too far-fetched, because
>
>> But then, why 1004?
>
> I was thinking MI5 ~> MIV => (roman numerals) 1004. But that doesn't
> really work with "6" :-(
Oooh, brilliant!
>> Just because we can’t use 007?
>
> Yeah, that too. Also, how to pick an arbitrary number? Anyway, it's'
> 1004 now, feel free to suggest something else :-)
1004 is perfect, we have a good story to back it up! (And it’s not in
/etc/services, which makes it even better.)
Ludo’.