On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 09:38 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > Craig White wrote: > >> > >> 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 > > On a single-user computer there's not a whole lot of value in > preventing yourself from being able to destroy other user's > work - which is what you get from the effort of not having > admin privilages all the time. > > Also, if you really think there are security bugs lurking in the > programs you are running, wouldn't you prefer that they be > found and fixed instead of worked around, avoided, and allowed > to linger forever? > Hi, Les, I can't speak for others, but working at root means a slip of the old stuttertypers (my pathologically challenged and inclined fingers) can have disastrous results independent of bugs and virii. Regards, Les H
