On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 20:54, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 06:40:00PM +0000, oneforall immortal wrote: >> >> ? 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 :) And udev does not use ConsoleKit or PolicyKit. :) Kay -- 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
