[ale] Linux Distributions

[Michael B. Trausch]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> 
> Michael, you are making my point.
> 
> My "toying" with the all-root-all-the-time premise is to point out that
> what you (and those before you) are identifying are part of the 1000
> things that need to be done post install in order to make a Linux
> desktop system usable.  If doing the Lindows way of run-as-root then
> those 1000 things are gone and the inexperienced user has IMMEDIATE out
> of the box functionality.  The only thing left is the question of risk.
> 
> We are not trying to identify how to do things (most of us know these
> things alread), just trying to identify/contradict the risks.
> 

The thing is that it's all one-time configuration, and a version of
"Lindows" could make those configurations for it's installed programs if
the user wants to use the built-in installer.  That would make more
sense then running euid 0.  Period.

	- Mike

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