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["Samual Acorn" <sam.acorn AT gmail.com>]

granted.. but some here are running it on newer machines and trying to
extend it beyond what it was intended to be..

perhaps a slightly thicker 'BL4' would be usefull? something 'lite'
but not so lite as to be "DOS" but not so thick as to be redhat..
(just a thought.. im not quite sure what other direction to go with
this)

On 28/01/07, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org <3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org> wrote:
> Samual Acorn wrote:
> >
> > the rule of thumb is; only run as root when you
> > absolutely have to...
> > 'root' is for system administration/maintenance...
> > not for regular use...
>
> That's the rule of thumb for mainstream Linux
> installations, particularly multi-users ones
> with network access.  However, it's not the
> rule of thumb for BL3.
>
> BL3 is a bare-bones Linux designed for single
> users trying to do something useful on an old,
> underpowered laptop.  It is not comprehensive.
> It is not multi-user.  It is not a secure platform
> for running network servers.
>
> BL3 runs as root.  Same as DOS, same as my old
> Commodore.  You are in charge of the computer.
> You tell it what to do and it does it.
> No permission fishhooks.  Nice and simple.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven


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