Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 08, 2004 09:19 PM
"It's true we don't FORCE users to not run as root, but we don't believe 'forcing' users to do anything is a very good idea. We like to offer more choices, not less."
Except that you already make a lot of choices for the user (some of which were pointed out in the review), and that's a Good Thing(TM), because your target users simply don't have the experience or background to make those choices themselves. You pick the desktop--KDE. You decide what software is part of the initial install. You configure the hardware--without intervention from the user. You make all these choices, already, and are mostly praised for it, and rightfully so. Making users run as users, and not as root, would be another such decision.
You want to get that "monkey" off your back for good? Then do what even Xandros does when it comes to users and root.
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Re:Best Linux distribution for Mr. Joe Sixpack
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 08, 2004 09:19 PMExcept that you already make a lot of choices for the user (some of which were pointed out in the review), and that's a Good Thing(TM), because your target users simply don't have the experience or background to make those choices themselves. You pick the desktop--KDE. You decide what software is part of the initial install. You configure the hardware--without intervention from the user. You make all these choices, already, and are mostly praised for it, and rightfully so. Making users run as users, and not as root, would be another such decision.
You want to get that "monkey" off your back for good? Then do what even Xandros does when it comes to users and root.
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