Previously, Ted Ozolins chose to write: > On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:07 am, you wrote: > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 07:48:54 -0800 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > Here is the reply I received from "elx" re: some short-coming with > > > their distro. Its almost scary to think that anyone would be foolish > > > enough to run their system mainly as root. Their approach is starting > > > to look and feel ___ almost Micro$oftish :( Has anyone been able to > > > find any source code on their site? If its there, I'm definately > > > missing it, I've looked but no joy. > > > > > > Subject: Re: elx linux > > > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:24:49 +0530 (IST) > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Hi Ted, > > > > > > This spell check is not matured in K mail , it is still an experimental > > > feature which soon be made proper. In linux world every bit of code is > > > written with great passion and on the best effort basis. But we are > > > working to make things better. ELX believes that the main user will > > > always be root and therefore it does not give full priviledges to all > > > users. To grant access to any device you can log in as root and run > > > open your file manager and can grant access to any device or file. > > > This is more of a secuirty feature. > > > > > > Please do keep sending your suggestions and input. > > > > Ted, I believe you are misinterpreting their response (Indian British > > English?). What I think they are saying is logon as root and change the > > permissions to grant access to a particular device which is exactly what > > I've had to do for /dev/dsp on many distros to get any sounds played by > > mere mortals. > > not really since and I quote "ELX believes that the main user will > always be root " seems very clear to me. This is not a good thing.
I think they mean that root is the main user in that it is the user that shall control other users and what the other users have access to. Not that you should use the system mainly as root. I think they do not mean 'main' as 'primary'. In other words, I think you lost something in their translation ;) Tim _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
