> -----Original Message----- > From: Alan McKinnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:48 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Messed up - how do I emerge coreutils once > coreutils is gone? > > On Monday 28 April 2008, Stroller wrote: > > On 27 Apr 2008, at 11:55, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > ... > > > Microsoft's stated reason for this is to annoy users so much that > > > they will annoy 3rd party developers who will write software that > > > doesn't need root to install. Hmmmm. > > > > Is this not - substantially - the same as the reason for the Portage > > QA warning messages? > > ;) > > > hehehe, well spotted :-) > > Superficially similar, but very different in implementation. Portage > tells you about stuff that could be improved, it can be disabled by > those who don't know what to do about it and the user has the choice. > > UAC just gets in your face like an annoying fruit fly buzzing round your > nose and won't go away. The user does not have a choice worth a damn > and is not in control > > > -- > Alan McKinnon > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com > > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
UAC can be disabled. Fairly easily, in fact: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-ua c-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/ --------- John Krukoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list