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:The State: Linux Gives Tighter Control Over Computer's Users
The State: Linux Gives Tighter Control Over Computer's Users
Jan 4, 2005, 19 :00 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (4433 reads)

(Other stories by Charlie Paschal)

"To the list of reasons you may want to use Linux instead of Windows as your computer’s operating system, add one more: Control over users means control over evil software.

"Linux does not automatically log in users as 'root' users, which provides near total control of the computer. But Linux makes it easy to let 'limited' users perform some administrative tasks, and many Linux programs run for limited users..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
The very idea of "controlling users" is  ...   Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users?   
Matthew C. Tedder
Jan 4, 2005, 20:49:22
 
"The very idea of "controlling users" is ...   welcome to reality   
michael
Jan 4, 2005, 21:07:25
 
 The very idea of "controlling users" is ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
Hyper L
Jan 4, 2005, 21:23:10
 
...The very idea of "controlling users"  ...   re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed ...   
Brandioch Conner
Jan 4, 2005, 21:23:57
 
Matthew, it's obvious that you don&# ...   Matthew doesn't know jack   
bla
Jan 4, 2005, 21:43:17
 
Obviously you have never read the BOFH ( ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
Jim Parker
Jan 4, 2005, 21:55:26
 
Linux empowers the computer's owner, ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
Richard Corfield
Jan 4, 2005, 22:23:09
 
The very idea of "controlling users" is  ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
Grishnakh
Jan 4, 2005, 22:42:26
 
If it is your own system then it allows  ...   It empowers the owner of the system   
Jimmy the Geek
Jan 4, 2005, 23:03:14
 
I agree with the concept, but the realit ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
scott_R
Jan 4, 2005, 23:22:46
 
95% of the user installed, unauthorized  ...   software choices   
Gordon
Jan 5, 2005, 03:47:27
 
> >Technical people are there to support ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
ac@x.t.com
Jan 5, 2005, 05:34:48
 
Technical people are there to support th ...   Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Users&   
I R A Darth Aggie
Jan 5, 2005, 15:15:28
 
> Technical people are there to support  ...   Re: Re: Isn't GNU/Linux Supposed to Empower Us   
scott_R
Jan 5, 2005, 17:39:09
 
It makes sense in a company setting, but ...   Article title a little misleading   
Penn Gwyn
Jan 5, 2005, 18:24:16
 
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