Re: Wish list - permissionless Linux

Cheers! Cheers! Cheers!


On 05/17/2008 08:18:56 AM, Greg Higgins wrote:
> 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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