On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 06:05 -0800, David Boles wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Claude Jones wrote: > > On Thu January 25 2007, Claude Jones wrote: > >> they have a weird > >> way of databasing the thing and when you open Yumex or Smart > > > > Just re-read this and realized/remembered Freespire doesn't use yum - the only > > package manager it came with was the CNR one, which they tried to get you to > > sign up for, and pay money for, the first time you use it - that was last > > year. I used apt-get to download Synaptic package manager, and that worked > > fine as long as you knew about it. It came up configured with the huge repo > > list and that's what I was watching check the 160+ repo lists each time I ran > > it. > > > Would know if Freespire has the same security flaw that Linspire has? > Everything by design in Linspire is run as 'root'. The GUI desktop. The > applications. The whole thing. Just like Windows does. ---- Like Ric & Gene Craig
