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Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE updater broken
- From: Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:34:48 +0100
- Message-id: <4842B388.7080006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Putrycz, Erik wrote:
After in excess of 38 years in this industry, I can proudly wear the paranoid tag if attached. After so many years of no problems arising, someone comes up with the idea that new users are so thick, they will have severe difficulty with 2 passwords.
I here appeal to the thickos who have difficulty with 2 passwords to please declare themselves. I know my 2 oldies 68+ and 80+ year old novices, the latter who didn't even know his way around a keyboard before he was met with openSUSE 10.0 is not that thick, he understands his root and user passwords and he understands that another user on the same PC will have a different password.
This is about the simplest thing a user encounters on a Linux system, it aint rocket science and they don't need to be dumbed down to.
Regards
Sid.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach
Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rajko M. [mailto:rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: May-31-08 6:12 PM
To: opensuse-factory@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE updater broken
On Saturday 31 May 2008 02:52:34 pm Putrycz, Erik wrote:
That would be the one.That appears to be the problem.The solution is an opensuse UAC :-)
Technically IMO a good solution but then an opensuse guy will have to
sit beside the windows guy on the apple commercials - and nobody wants
that.
I think too many operations on linux still require root privileges. You
should be able to install hardware and software without being root at
least on a "home" computer.
Without actually study about passwords usage, opinion of more or less
paranoid part of online community doesn't help much.
Totally agree. There is no proof that one strong password is more or
less secure than two passwords...
Erik
After in excess of 38 years in this industry, I can proudly wear the paranoid tag if attached. After so many years of no problems arising, someone comes up with the idea that new users are so thick, they will have severe difficulty with 2 passwords.
I here appeal to the thickos who have difficulty with 2 passwords to please declare themselves. I know my 2 oldies 68+ and 80+ year old novices, the latter who didn't even know his way around a keyboard before he was met with openSUSE 10.0 is not that thick, he understands his root and user passwords and he understands that another user on the same PC will have a different password.
This is about the simplest thing a user encounters on a Linux system, it aint rocket science and they don't need to be dumbed down to.
Regards
Sid.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach
Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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