[openbeos] Re: status of OpenBeOS
- From: "Andreas Louca" <netguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 23:23:22 +0300
Personally, i believe OpenBeos is walking *really* slowly... isnt any way to
speed up the processes?
----- 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? :-)
>
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