On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:25:25 +0100 Edward Bartolo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Eh, root is dangerous... Users should never ever use root: there are > other safer alternatives to that, like many modern Operating Systems > ,like for example, Windows, Android, OSX. They all think for > themselves, updating themselves automatically without users having to > know and understand what is happening. This is the way forward, it is > the only sane way of using a computer. Those who cannot grasp this > basic fact, are deluded to think they are still operating a computer > from the seventies with green text on a black background. > [/sarcasm] > > Edward You had me going there for a second, Edward, before I read "[/sarcasm]". Thank goodness I'd just taken my blood pressure medicine. And there was a nugget of truth in your message. The Kaypro 2x I bought in 1984, with a 9 inch green screen, 2Mhz Z80 and CPM, ALWAYS did the same thing when confronted with the same situation. Unlike modern Windows and systemd computers. Socket activation: My Aunt's Hat! SteveT Steve Litt January 2016 featured book: Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting http://www.troubleshooters.com/28 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
