Re: Wish list - permissionless Linux

The point of the reply is that a permissonless system (god forbid a
linux distro without permissions on the file system.) is a great way to
create a system(s) ripe to be owned in any number of ways (see all those
wonderful windows zombie stations on the net).  Imagine a little java
code, executed from a browser, that can read, execute, write to any
where on the file system, or delete any or all files on your hard
drive, network share, etc.  Hence the need for permissions.

Just my $0.02.  

Eric
 

On Fri, 2008-05-16 at 17:41 -0600, Steve Browne wrote:
> Eric Krieger wrote:
> > I would not want a system that is permissionless.  Even Microsoft has
> > learned its lesson of giving users unlimited access to the system by
> > default.  
> >
> > Eric
> I don't see the point of that reply. If you don't want it, don't use it. 
> I'm hypothesizing a distro especially configured without permissions. As 
> most Microsoft software is close-coded, it has taken me thousands of 
> hours to whip XP into doing what **I** want, not what Microsoft wants. 
> Linux is a dream in comparison, save for the permissions.
> 
> Steve
> 

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