I suppose I worded that poorly. What I was getting at was, "Why is it that in order for me to do my normal, non-power-user day-to-day tasks, I have to access files in root-access-only folders?"
I don't know, why do you? I run Linux as my primary OS and never have to enter my root password except for when I'm installing new software or changing system configuration settings.
I think this mostly goes back to complaints about Linux not having a good directory layout, which results in programs and their various pieces being spread all over hell in a way that users and all too often app designers don't understand, so you end up with a situation where you need root access to alter the config file so you can change the difficulty setting on a minesweeper clone
I see this a lot on Windows where programs do not consider the possibility that they may be run by anyone other than the Administrator, but it's extremely rare under Linux. Can you give any examples of programs that do this?
(note: that example came straight out of thin air, but it's of the type that makes me want to reach out and choke so many developers every time I try Linux, and more and more often every time, to boot. Last time I tried Kubuntu (Breezy Badger), I got so sick of typing in the root pass, having it fail, bringing up a console, trying it with sudo, having it succeed, etc., for the tiniest, most insignificant tasks, I almost had an aneurysm (and yes, there have been similar incidents on different distros as well)).
I've been using Ubuntu since January and have never experienced that issue. Do you have any actual examples of the programs that are giving you these problems or are you just spreading FUD?
What if you've already captured the guy trying to foil your evil plan and have placed him into a slow-acting and easily escapable death trap? Surely you must make an exception then.
Another good reason to switch to Linux. Just give 'em a basic WM pre-configured to have all the applications they need to use within easy reach, and you can continue to update the kernel and underlying system, applying security fixes and everything else without ever changing the actual UI. In Linux everything is made up of discrete, interchangable components and you can update some without ever touching others, unlike Windows which is a single monolithic unit, and if you want the latest updates to the kernel, drivers and other underlying systems you have to stick a whole new UI in there in the process, whether you want it or not.
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If you're going to include fictional characters in this list, wouldn't Susan Calvin have a hell of a lot more geek cred than Lisa Simpson?
Daleks don't climb stairs. They level the building.
Do a barrel roll!
They already made that one, except it was called The Dark Crystal.
They all just stole it from Doctor Who.
Maybe it has, and 42 was actually the Answer to the Ultimate Question in the previous one.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell?
Aren't conspiracies supposed to be quiet and secretive? Why is it then that Libertarians never seem to be able to shut up?
Has this been confirmed by Netcraft?
It's a trap! At that close range we won't last long against those Star Destroyers.
The average IQ has not increased. The average IQ is, by definition, always exactly 100.
I don't know, why do you? I run Linux as my primary OS and never have to enter my root password except for when I'm installing new software or changing system configuration settings.
I see this a lot on Windows where programs do not consider the possibility that they may be run by anyone other than the Administrator, but it's extremely rare under Linux. Can you give any examples of programs that do this?
I've been using Ubuntu since January and have never experienced that issue. Do you have any actual examples of the programs that are giving you these problems or are you just spreading FUD?
No, it equals 1 kilometre.
Wouldn't that patent have expired some time in the 1990s, then?
In Soviet Russia, that includes YOU!
What if you've already captured the guy trying to foil your evil plan and have placed him into a slow-acting and easily escapable death trap? Surely you must make an exception then.
Except if you live in an apartment where the heat is included with the rent but electricity costs extra.
You'd rather have a truck?
The Nintendo name didn't help that much to sell N64s, and they were in the same position then that Sony's in now.
For about a decade now, Sony was king of the console market. Taking that into account, that ad makes perfect sense.
Except that game demos are always crap, even if the actual game is good.
Another good reason to switch to Linux. Just give 'em a basic WM pre-configured to have all the applications they need to use within easy reach, and you can continue to update the kernel and underlying system, applying security fixes and everything else without ever changing the actual UI. In Linux everything is made up of discrete, interchangable components and you can update some without ever touching others, unlike Windows which is a single monolithic unit, and if you want the latest updates to the kernel, drivers and other underlying systems you have to stick a whole new UI in there in the process, whether you want it or not.
Netcraft confirms.
Are you American?
Especially if you're from Krypton.