On 2008/02/28 12:44 (GMT-+100) Martin Schlander apparently typed:
Regular root user is much simpler. Either you're root or your not, either you know the root password or you don't. Couldn't possibly be easier to understand.
+1
on startup, there's a 10 seconds delay in grub. Ubuntu only uses 1 or 2 seconds. It helps with the feeling of booting faster.
I think it's 8 by default? Might make sense to make it 5 or so. Perhaps enter some text that says the timer will be stopped by pressing a key (other than Enter)
I usually change it to 15, so there's some time to digest what is seen and maybe press a key to halt automatic progress before blindly going ahead into the unknown.
I think the general point of view around these parts is that the success of Ubuntu has a lot more to do with astoute marketing trickery, than with technological prowess.
+1 e.g.: blind adherence to the Debian "what's a runlevel" system, where either you're in single, or everything's running. I like the simplicity of disabling X by dropping to 3, or disabling networking by dropping to 2, either of which is easily accomplished at boot time by appending the level to cmdline in non-Debians. The *buntu bug tracking system is a mess. Bugs can have multiple components each, and seem to attract a ton of obfuscating metoo comments and rude triagers/owners. e.g. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129910 -- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org