On 4/18/05, Rick Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is Michael Robertson's position that he does not feel > that security on HIS desktop machine is as important as > being able to use his computer without having to hassle
Uh, no. "I defy anybody to tell me why is it more secure to not run as root. Nobody really has a good answer. They say "oh, yeah, it is!", but it really isn't." That's what he said. He said that running without root privileges is not more secure than running with them. You imply that Robertson recognizes the security concern, but that he's made the choice not to worry about it for hisself. That's not what he was saying. He was saying there is *no* security concern. The question specifically asked of him by the interviewer was whether running everything as root sets a bad example for novices. His answer was no. I agree with Tracy on this one. A good many of the decisions Linspire is making are functionally equivalent to what they would be if Linspire was out to ruin Linux. > You have already stated your disdain for Michael Robertson > based on your experience(s) with him and MP3.com and his > non-tech/geek status. Ad hominem. > To you he is just a businessman making a buck off of Linux. I highly doubt Tracy has a problem with that part. Especially since he's a businessman making a buck off of Linux himself. -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
