On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 06:40:00PM +0000, oneforall immortal wrote: > > HI, > > ? I found out a while ago that udev will be using polkit. > Which > this was another authentication type you could use by CHIOCE, which was > policykit/Consolekit and Pam. I do know there is a patch since I have > it to work around Pam. But it is the fact we are still forced with the > other parts of the cancer stick. Even if we use shadow or there was > another style of authentication its useless. Because the dominating one > is still in control and not the one we would like to still use. I > really feel disappointed in Linux now after 10+ years . Its no longer > about and working with choices. Its following the same path as > Microsoft . Consolekit/Polkit is the IE/Directx of linux now and that's > really sad. I dunno what I'm going to do now But I'm ready to give up > on Linux now. I have been holding back on putting out an article . But > It looks like I will now. I'm sure Microsoft should be happy to hear it > too. Its all about the favoritism and not caring about the smaller % > that doesn't want it. There is enough proof on Google the bugs and > constant guaranteed breakage. But I had nothing against people using it > But now my system will be infested with this same crap and I don't want > it . > Anyway as the rest I've probably wasted my time . I really wish > there was a patch to drop Consolekit too,? to let my chioce of > authentication have full control. But like I said its simple to see how > this one type of authentication has made Linux not care about choice > any more. the Brute force has won :( You have the choice to use a distro that does not use these tools if you do not like it, and you have the choice to create a distro that does not use them if you can't find one. And most importantly, no one is forcing you to use Linux :) good luck, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
