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From: Sean Hunter <sean@dev.sportingbet.com>
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0104241917540.16169-100000@tessy.trustix.co.id>; from imel96@trustix.co.id on Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 07:44:17PM +0700
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On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 07:44:17PM +0700, imel96@trustix.co.id wrote:
> with multi-user concept, conceptually there should be an
> administrator to create account, grant permission, etc.
> no my sister doesn't want that. i bet there are billions of
> people not willing to learn how to use a computer, they just
> want to use it.

So they buy Macs.  <- This is not a joke or a criticism.  My wife is a happy
and contented ignorant mac user.  

[snippage]

> so what the hell is transmeta doing with mobile linux (midori).
> is it going to teach multi-user thing to tablet owners?
> surely mortals expect midori to behave like their pc. lets say
> on redhat, they have to login as root to access their files,
> they don't even know what a root is!
> 
> lets break unix mind for a while, and give everyone a chance
> to use linux.
> 

If you wanted to do this, the correct place would be to alter your pam config,
but then again, if you knew the slightest thing about unix, you'd know that.

Sean

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