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Re: SF new column announcement: Cleanliness next to Rootliness


From: "Byron L. Sonne" <blsonne () rogers com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:21:27 -0400

Linspire's arguments to only run a desktop system as root has everything
to do with privilege seperation, privilege escalation, and some design
choices made along the way.

Linspire's arguments to only run a desktop system as root has everything to do with being idiotic. Heck, running everything with elevated privileges is what makes for so many problems with so many windows platforms.

Feh... those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.


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