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On Tue, Dec 25, 2001 at 09:19:43PM +0100, Mikael Hallendal wrote: |
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> If we want to create a distributions for everyone we have to go around |
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> to make users don't hurt themeselfs. Since users _will_ do bad things to |
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> there own systems if they are able to. And if so, masking and comments |
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> are not enough, imho. |
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As I pointed out in my reply to Geert, Linux doesn't have much red tape. |
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There's nothing stopping root from typing "rm -rf /", so I think that a |
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very clear and explicitly spooky warning in package.mask is appropriate. |
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Yes, this is sufficient. Anyone who can't be trusted to read a clear |
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warning in package.mask and respect it either shouldn't have root access, |
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or should be trusted to deal with any potential badness that may happen. |
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I think the best motto is "inform the user, and then trust them to make the |
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right decision." Will all users thus informed make the right decision? No. |
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But the vast majority will. |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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