On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 02:53, Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > On Windows, by default, there's no restrictions on who (or what) can > install or run software. That's partially why MS is it such deep > trouble right now in terms of security. However, if you prefer that > level of convenience while knowingly sacrificing some security, you > can setup your debian install to run everything as root. There are > a couple desktop distros that run everything as root by default. > > - Ryan
This isn't strictly true. This was the case in Windows 95/98/ME, but the NT based series of Windows has always had restricted users. The actual usability of these user profiles is somewhat questionable, due to a large portion of programs assuming Admin/root access, and the lack of ability to add security (I never did find out how to lock out, or allow access to a printer or CD Writer for example) but they are there. - Edward -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]