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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > it would not take up any more space or make it less
> > useful as root.  And it would make it much easier
> > to set up BL with Opera and Abiword
>
> No it wouldn't.  Both AbiWord and Opera work fine as root.

They don't print web pages or formatted text as root.
This is what people want to do on the computers we give them, therefore we 
are forced to put on Windows just to print with.

> > for people who would otherwise use Windows for internet
> > and wordprocessing
>
> I have no interest in competing with Windows.  BL3 is
> targeted at 486's and early Pentiums, especially laptops.

We are setting up early Pentiums for people who cannot afford new 
computers.  I have been making dual-boot computers, linux and Win98, so 
they can print with Win98.  People need to produce formatted text for 
school papers.  I can give them HP 500s and a matching printcap if I get 
user to work with everything.  The few people who I did the dual-boot 
models for preferred linux for the internet.

I will figure out the permissions eventually.  Someone suggested chmod 666 
instead of 777 since ttyS1 need not be executable.

> > I can try to make a script myself
>
> You are very welcome to do that, but personally I have no
> interest in it.
I hope other list members will correct it.

> > All it takes to install passwd.tgz is to download it,
> > pkg passwd.tgz, and adduser user Enter Enter.
>
> I provided passwd.tgz because somebody (you?) requested it.
Not me.  I work as root and do not print formatted text.

> > It took me a couple of minutes the first time,
>
> I am pleased it installs smoothly.
>
> > I have been asking for help with the permissions for
> > about a year now.
>
> Are permissions not explained in "Running Linux" or
> one of your other books?

I think I have this under control (despite the fact that ttyS1 got made 
executable rather than just rw) but other newbies might give up after 
installing passwd.tgz and finding that nothing works as user.  I put the 
problem aside for a year.

Do other list members want a script that will let BL3 use Opera and 
Abiword as 'user'?

Should I just do 'chmod +s' on anything executable (pppd, eznet, rxvt, 
Xvesa, Opera, Abiword, gs...) and 'chmod 666' on the com ports and 
eznet.conf and printcap?

> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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