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["Jared Eldredge" <jared@xxxxxx>]

> Personally, i believe OpenBeos is walking *really* slowly... isnt any 
> way to
> speed up the processes?

yes there is:  help.

i'm learning C++ right now exactly for that purpose.

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:07 PM
> Subject: [openbeos] Re: status of OpenBeOS
> 
> 
> > >> Remember that our focus is a *workstation*
> > >> OS. :-)
> > >
> > >no doubt about it :)
> > >
> > >I thought that the 2nd way was more secure, but you told me that
> > >they're quite the same security level, so I'm more quiet now :)
> >
> > Properly implemented multiuser of any sort is secure.
> > The real difference is what level of security you require.
> > There is a difference between needing to protect against other 
> > users'
> processes and needing to protect files.
> > Sort of like the difference between locking your door to keep 
> > intruders
> out vs carrying a gun around your house. :-)
> > Both can be equally effective at proteccting your stuff. Locking 
> > your door
> is a single point of entry and therefore a lot easier. :-)
> >
> > >will it be possible, with way 1st, to run some program as root,
> > >like you do in Linux when you download an rpm as user and install
> > >it as root, after providing the root pwd? I'm just asking...
> >
> > Not at this time. I *certainly* see the value in that. I *hate* 
> > having to
> reboot/log out to install. But since multi-user is > R1, who knows? :
> -)
> >
> >
> >
>