On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote:Does it really piss you off that much that someone wants to do this? If you don't want to be a part of it: you don't have to. Keep in mind though that knowing how to do something is the same as actually doing it. It's not really our place to shield them from the knowledge of how to do it.
Bill Mullen wrote:
The question remains, "Why would anyone want to login to a full XBecause they want the convenience of full access to all files as with a
session as root?" ...
console prompt running as root without the need to know how to use the
command line.
And su-ing to root in a terminal, and then running konqueror or nautilus or drakconf (or whatever) fails to provide this how, pray tell?
Many people want many things which are not good for them in any way; I want no part of making those sorts of wishes any easier to satisfy.
Logging into X as root is risky, and therefore not recommended. There are times, however, where it may be more convenient, and even more importantly, what the person wants to do. Should they be allowed to gain the knowledge to do what they want with their own computer? As long as it *their* computer *they* will have to take the responsibility of what they do with it.
There's a software company in Redmon, WA that applauds the "there is only one way to do things, and that's our way" line of thinking for computer use. Is this really the place for that kind of thinking?
-- Brant Fitzsimmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being
self-evident."
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