RFC: Remove write permissions from executables

[Till Maas]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:45:26PM -0500, Mike McLean wrote:

> Furthermore, when the user is root, the 0555 mode will not prevent
> writing as it would for normal users.

It does not matter, whether the user is root, but whether he has the
dac_override capability. If you read the original mail (1st paragraph)
again with this in mind, you will understand the reason for the change.

Regards
Till
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