Longhorn to use UNIX-like User Permissions

destuxor writes "After years of Windows users abusing administrative accounts out of necessity, Microsoft promises that Longhorn will make better use of user permissions in what sounds exactly like what UNIX/Linux users have been doing for years. Hopefully this will fix the long list of applcations that cannot be run by a Least-Privilege User Account (LUA) while giving a much-needed security boost. Too bad "MS-root" can't watch over your grandmother when she opens emails."

Comments

Re:Logo Program

[Atrax]

Whilst this is a step in the right direction

I call CLICHE

That is, if no-one else has done so already.

I, for one, am sick to death of this 'step in the right direction' shit. I hereby call for a community concensus. Everyone who uses this hackneyed phrase is from now on deemed 'das clichemeister' and as punishment must spend 21 days on Fark* and Fark alone.

No excuses, off you go.

* This is not some commercial ploy. I just can't think of anything worse than having Fark as your only outlet.

(guaranteed downmod, I'm sure, but who gives a monkey's?**)

**note punctuation. bastards.

Re:Years behind

[Rob_Bryerton]

I find it odd how microsoft tries to say it's innovative when they adopt methologies that have been in wide use already for several,several years, but only implement them several, several years later.

You misspelled "decades". Twice. In the same sentence ;)