Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:52:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:51:57 -0400 Received: from viper.haque.net ([66.88.179.82]:48306 "EHLO mail.haque.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:51:42 -0400 Message-ID: <3AE576D1.18B857A1@haque.net> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:51:29 -0400 From: "Mohammad A. Haque" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3-ac12 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: imel96@trustix.co.id CC: Linus Torvalds , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Single user linux In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org imel96@trustix.co.id wrote: > > hi, > > a friend of my asked me on how to make linux easier to use > for personal/casual win user. > > i found out that one of the big problem with linux and most > other operating system is the multi-user thing. > > i think, no personal computer user should know about what's > an operating system idea of a user. they just want to use > the computer, that's it. > > by a personal computer i mean home pc, notebook, tablet, > pda, and communicator. only one user will use those devices, > or maybe his/her friend/family. do you think that user want > to know about user account? > > from that, i also found out that it is very awkward to type > username and password every time i use my computer. Sounds to me like you really don't get the whole concept of permissions and that it's how Unix works. Besides, why should the kernel do anythign different for you when there are userland tools that you can use to have the system auto-login as a specified user? -- ===================================================================== Mohammad A. Haque http://www.haque.net/ mhaque@haque.net "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Project Lead Don't drink and derive." --Unknown http://wm.themes.org/ batmanppc@themes.org ===================================================================== - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/