Subj : Re: Windows Managers/Linspire-Lindows
To   : alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help
From : technomaNge
Date : Tue Jul 27 2004 02:20 am

Rod Smith wrote:

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  > Interesting.  I installed the 4.5
> developer's edition. What's yours?

Version 4.5, but I don't think it was the developer version as I don't
do development.  I'm just a user.


> In any event, if this capability is in current versions of
> Lindows/Linspire, I'll moderate my criticism of it. Still, the fact that
> the default is to do everything as root is, IMHO, unforgivable -- just not
> quite AS unforgivable as delivering a Linux system with no option to
> create user accounts.

You didn't understand.  This version was designed to be as much like
Windows as possible and so root is in control unless you create a user.
Just like XP.  This means a Windows_idiot can install it and use it
without having to learn all that hard linux stuff.

Users with a clue will learn enough to know they must create a user with
less priviledges and use that for everything except admin.

Users without a clue will think they are using Windows, and will be as
vulnerable as root always is.


> Are you saying the programs themselves can only be run by root???? If so,
> that's hideous.

No, I'm saying that if you jump the gun and install something as root
instead of user then only root can run that something.  Ask me how I
know (BIG grin).

Since I've forgotten your earlier posts, what Linux are you using?
How do you like knews?  I always had trouble getting it to look and
feel like I wanted.  Now I just use Mozilla for mail/news.

technomaNge

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