[ale] Running stuff as root == bad, was Re: FC13 question

Damon L. Chesser damon at damtek.com
Sun Aug 1 12:45:18 EDT 2010


On Sun, 2010-08-01 at 12:31 -0400, Drifter wrote:
> Keeping in mind that no >TRUE< Libertarian would ever "carry a card,"
> I am probably the only member of this list who not only claims to be a 
> Libertarian, but also constructed and lived in a "bunker," self-defined as 
> a structure made completely of concrete, including the roof. It was a 
> 3,600 sq.ft. bunker, so no one felt cramped for space. :)

More info on the bunker, pics, plans, cost, benefits ?
> 
> Only problem was the lack of an attic!
> 
> Sean
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday, August 01, 2010 10:29:00 am William Fragakis wrote:
> > Since I invited this flame-fest....
> > 
> > Let's define "bad", to borrow from my wife, is this "cross the double
> > yellow line" bad or "I'm driving across the mall parking lot without my
> > seatbelt" bad?
> > 
> > Both, violate rules of safety. One will get you killed in about 2
> > minutes, the other, probably not.
> > 
> 
>      <STUFF SNIPPED FOR BREVITY>
> 
> > 
> > Again, I get that if I'm running the system of something where if
> > things go bad people lose their jobs or die, I need to be really,
> > really careful and not log in as root. But let's be somewhat realistic
> > on what "bad" is. <begin playful sarcasm>Otherwise, I fully expect
> > that should I see you driving about town that you'll be using your
> > HANS head restraint device and have environmentally safe foam peanuts
> > up to your
> > windows.</bps>
> > 
> > And, <more bps>considering how many Liberterians there are on this list
> > who haven't risen to the defense of my doing something stupid being my
> > own concern, I'm shocked.  ;-) </more bps>
> > 
> > Now, let me go get my Nomex suit before the responses come hurtling in.
> > 
> > regards,
> > William
> > 
> > Message sent from my reinforced concrete bunker from an account that
> > barely had enough privileges to even use the keyboard.
> > 
> > On Sun, 2010-08-01 at 08:22 -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> > > kdesu works in kde.
> > > 
> > > I use it from time to time.
> > > 
> 
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