that darned ROOT problem

[Michael J. Lynch]

Janne Jokitalo wrote:
> Michael J. Lynch wrote:
> 
> I was gonna be off from this thread, but I'll just add another note, bear
> with me, okay? Thanks. :)
> 
> 
>>*NIX distros have had an enable root account after install.  People
>>are used to this because this is how its *always been*.
> 
> 
> Sure, people who have used *nices before are used to this. So? Should
> customs stop the world from evolving?
> 
> I'm thinking Ubuntu-people are trying to make this software just a little
> better, in their opinions. The masses seem to agree too. I'm sure if they
> notice that it isn't such a great idea, they'll have the guts to call it off
> and make the necessary and appropriate changes. Jumping the gun isn't
> advicable in practically anything, except some unique hostage situations. :)
> 
> 

I wasn't saying that what the Ubuntu people have done is a bad thing,
just that it's different from what those who are experienced with
*nix's are used to seeing.  I do think that because this is something
significantly different from other distro's, that it needs to be
promenently shown during installation.  Not so much for the newbies
but more for those with previous *nix experience, because as we all
know, those of us with experience absolutely won't RTFM since we
know it all already.  :-)

-- 
Michael J. Lynch

What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about -- author unknown