Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Sonntag, 27. April 2008 schrieb Vahis:
And we want to strengthen the message: the better way is to have one _GOOD_ password in the average case openSUSE is installed - on people's home machines.
Two is even better :)
You're very right and I bet everyone you talked to will disable the checkbox and thinking just as you "why the hell did they make it default, didn't they talk to Vahis".
You're quite a little character, aren't you? Being sarcastic towards Vahis is not the solution - nor is it something a person of quality is brought up to do. I found this part of the installation process totally unacceptable and was going to put in a 'bug report' or whatever it is called to point out this serious deviation from past practices used in SuSE.
Now the problem is: Not everyone is aware of what you wrote and those that are aware are way more likely to uncheck the checkbox. And those not aware are better off in having one they can remember.
What a lot of codswallop! Having 2, separate and distinct, passwords REINFORCES the idea that Linux is not a piece of crap where security is some fancy word. I don't suppose you have some scheme in mind to start a 3rd-party business putting together and flogging applications which will provide a Linux distro with security by giving users the opportunity to create separate passwords for the Administrator as opposed to the 'user'?
Just as you uncheck autologin - for most people it's annoying to not autologin on their home machines,
Again, what a lot of codswallop. Who have you been listening to? What "facts" are at your disposal and which you are now asked to quote here to show that "most people [are annoyed] to not autologin on their home machines"?
but those caring for security will always prefer having to type a strong password - even for mounting their hard drive.
And isn't this something that Linux has been trying to do- to educate people that security is an essential part of computing and that Linux provides security? And yet your comments are indicating that you are not a Linux person, don't understand the philosophy of unix/Linux, and have little regard to the principle of security for the common user. Ciao. -- If you want to know what a man is like, take a look at how he treats his inferiors not his equals. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org