Re: Wish list - permissionless Linux

Having someone on the net with a permissionless system is like having a neighbor who likes to dabble 
in high explosives in their basement. It's a danger to us all.


Steve Browne wrote:
> For those of us working on a single system unlikely to be accessed by 
> anyone else, the permissions hierarchy is pointless and anti-productive. 
> I hate to think how many times I've had to enter the root password just 
> in one session. Login as root? I used to try that with Mandriva, which 
> was set to default anguish, telling me how dangerous it was, with a 
> blood-red screen to emphasize the point.
> 
> I would guess that some offshoot of Ubuntu will come up with an 
> inclusive permissions on/off switch for us indie types.
> 
> Steve
> 
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