Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
My favorite Paul Nelson story. A *very* long time ago I was the Linux columnist for local monthly computer magazine, and at the time I was also a regular attendee at the Riverdale clinics. At one point I did a three-part series in the column about Linux security. In the first installment I made the following point, and I'm paraphrasing because I don't remember my exact words: "Despite what I'm about to tell you, the person that can do the most damage to your system is you the administrator, not some intruder. So the number one rule is, don't do anything as root user that you can do as an ordinary user instead." So at the next clinic Paul questions me about this. He was still early in his Linux learning curve and had come from the Windows world (then Windows 95/98, to date myself). He didn't understand my point. He asked, if it's just my own personal computer why not just do everything as root? I explained, well you could do that, but you're introducing risk either because of security bugs in your web browser (not such a big concern back then) or more likely from your own mistakes at the shell prompt. He still didn't understand. I let it go. At the next clinic a month later Paul came up to me and simply said "I understand now." Terry On 01/04/2017 10:09 AM, Marvin Kosmal wrote: > I found Paul, Eric, and the Clinic to be the best of the best. > > Marvin > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Michael Rasmussen > wrote: > >> On 2017-01-03 14:56, Michael Dexter wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I have just heard about the passing of Paul Nelson, long-time PLUG >>> member and Clinic organizer. >>> >>> :( >> Massive ow. >> >> -- >> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon >> Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity >> ___ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > -- > > ___ > PLUG: http://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > End of PLUG Digest, Vol 148, Issue 5 > ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
I found Paul, Eric, and the Clinic to be the best of the best. Marvin On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > On 2017-01-03 14:56, Michael Dexter wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I have just heard about the passing of Paul Nelson, long-time PLUG > > member and Clinic organizer. > > > > :( > > Massive ow. > > -- >Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon > Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
On 2017-01-03 14:56, Michael Dexter wrote: > Hello all, > > I have just heard about the passing of Paul Nelson, long-time PLUG > member and Clinic organizer. > > :( Massive ow. -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
On Wed, 4 Jan 2017, Paul Heinlein wrote: > I too remember Paul, who so kindly openen his classroom at the old > Riverdale campus for us. He was a fine host. Paul and Eric hosted the clinic for about a decade and started the local linux-K12 program that brought a lot of teachers to the clinic, too. Paul was always helpful, open, and enthusiastic. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
On Wed, 4 Jan 2017, Russell Senior wrote: >> "Michael" == Michael Dexter writes: > > Michael> Hello all, > > Michael> I have just heard about the passing of Paul Nelson, long-time > Michael> PLUG member and Clinic organizer. > > Michael> :( > > That's horrible. I remember Paul, from having helped out at the > Riverdale clinics. Is there an obit anywhere? I looked at the O, > didn't find it. Obituaries at The Oregonian are very expensive. Passing on one was about the easiest decision we made when my wife's aunt died a few months ago. I too remember Paul, who so kindly openen his classroom at the old Riverdale campus for us. He was a fine host. -- Paul Heinlein <> heinl...@madboa.com <> http://www.madboa.com/ ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] RIP Paul Nelson
> "Michael" == Michael Dexter writes: Michael> Hello all, Michael> I have just heard about the passing of Paul Nelson, long-time Michael> PLUG member and Clinic organizer. Michael> :( That's horrible. I remember Paul, from having helped out at the Riverdale clinics. Is there an obit anywhere? I looked at the O, didn't find it. -- Russell Senior, President russ...@personaltelco.net ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
