SUDO

[Bill Walsh]

On 10/10/20 11:32 AM, Cody Smith wrote:
> The change isn't about babysitting, as Valerie pointed out, it's about 
> exposing as little of an attack surface to hackers as possible. 
> Despite what some will tell you, linux is not impervious to software 
> vulnerabilities.
>

I'm well aware of that. Our main protection is the lack of huge user 
base. Lower return on investment as it were. Windows has a huge user 
base. And, seeing as how most of those machines are run by those that 
have no idea helps those with malware on their mind. They need all the 
babysitting they can get.

When my mother was living I was the "administrator" of her computer. 
She, as the main user, had no admin abilities. I set it up that way. By 
doing that malware had no way to autoexecute. It had to have permission 
and a password. If the box popped up she was to deny and get away from 
whatever.

Linux users are much better educated about operating a systems. I would 
hope that by the time someone gets to Linux they need no babysitting.

AND, babysitting is exactly what it is.

-- 
There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.
Please use in that order.

The soap box represents exercising one's right to freedom of speech to influence politics to defend liberty.
The ballot box represents exercising one's right to vote to elect a government which defends liberty.
The jury box represents using jury nullification to refuse to convict someone being prosecuted for breaking an unjust law that decreases liberty.
The ammo box represents exercising one's right to keep and bear arms to oppose, in armed conflict, a government that decreases liberty.