On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:35:01 -0500 "Dr. Diesel" <dr.diesel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Brian Wheeler <bdwheele@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 13:13 +0100, Morgan Olausson wrote: > > > Hi, I am a non technical user of Fedora. > > > > > > I think there should (and finally will) be two different versions: > > > > > > (I) For non-technical users a version that just works. Easy to > > > install, all settings are default. Simply a for free Microsoft > > > Windows replacement. This is the Linux version that will be most > > > widely spread. Most users have absolutely no idea of how to use a > > > terminal window, and with this version they will not need to know > > > it. > > > > You don't want non-technical users logging into the machine as root > > by default no matter what because, as they say: unix gives you > > enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot. These situations are > > much better handled with a non-privileged user logging in and then > > using sudo or the gui equivalent. So the root login thing doesn't > > really apply here. > > > > I think a minimal "yukky" root desktop for maintenance is really the > > right way to go: it discourages unsafe usage, and it is obvious > > that you're there to fix something. > > > > Brian > > > > Great, we are on the way to hundreds of "Are You Sure" pop up > windows.... > > There is nothing wrong with root X IMO. Does "root X" mean a session with xterm, xclock and xload (i.e. the three programs X Window System was designed to run [1] ;-)) ? Michal [1] The UNIX-HATERS Handbook, chapter 7, http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
