default root user is *not* barking up the right tree
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 70.124.80.251]
on June 10, 2008 08:52 PM
Puppy OS (aka POS) is a perfect replacement for Win95 because it shares the worst flaw of Win95: single root user account. Bad dog!
Don't tell users that this is a step up from Windows versions that have separate user accounts, or is comparable to other Linux distros that separate administrative/root privileges. *It isn't*. It doesn't matter whether it's used as a CD or off a device if it's connected to a network and has access to other storage (for example, hard drives) -- any remote access becomes a vulnerability and compromises your whole system. Bad practice is bad practice whether it's in Windows or Linux or OSX or anything else. Running as root-only is BAD and not proper Unix practice.
On just that level I can't believe POS has as many fans as it does, but PT Barnum was right. Dumb it down so users don't have to worry about permissions and separate root/admin accounts and dummies will flock to it.
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default root user is *not* barking up the right tree
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 70.124.80.251] on June 10, 2008 08:52 PMDon't tell users that this is a step up from Windows versions that have separate user accounts, or is comparable to other Linux distros that separate administrative/root privileges. *It isn't*. It doesn't matter whether it's used as a CD or off a device if it's connected to a network and has access to other storage (for example, hard drives) -- any remote access becomes a vulnerability and compromises your whole system. Bad practice is bad practice whether it's in Windows or Linux or OSX or anything else. Running as root-only is BAD and not proper Unix practice.
On just that level I can't believe POS has as many fans as it does, but PT Barnum was right. Dumb it down so users don't have to worry about permissions and separate root/admin accounts and dummies will flock to it.
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