On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:23:28AM +0800, m.w.chang wrote: > > sorry, i just want to avoid the hussles related to file system access > control (FSAC) or security when learning linux as starters. out of my > linux learning experience, many times, I was hinderd by all these > security things.
Understood. But, you can't separate *nixen from file system access control. They two are intrinsically related. > You see, for a really newbie, their primary interest is NOT security, > but functions. I and many others don't want to be security experts or > (despite of all those blackmails from hackers and security advisors). I > do beileve functions can be obtained without caring about secuirty. Call > DOS a toy, but it did serve everyone and contributed to the world's > automation process. Thalidomide did pregnant women a great service by relieving nausea. I think the flipper babies show the service wasn't worth the ultimate price. DOS *is* a toy, perhaps an educational one. At the end of the day, however, if you don't learn a little about file system security, you aren't learning Linux or Unix. Period. > That's why I said linux (if not open-source computing) is about security > only. > > I guess, I will still be bugged by security subsystems in linux for the > rest of my learning processs. Yup. Sorry. Kurt -- Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
