[ale] Linux Distributions

[Michael B. Trausch]

ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> 
> That problem is the result of poor system administration AND
> programming - not simply a root issue. All things being equal - you
> may have never found the BUG in the program if it weren't for the
> fact that it WAS running as root.
> 
> Ah ha! Score: +1 running as root
> 
> My guess is that the problem is fixed now and the program CAN run as
> root.
>

Personally, I think that there are *many* programs that should not run
as root.  If they do, it should be looked at as a bug:  You only need
very few things to actually run as root.

	- Mike

-- 
Michael B. Trausch                               <fd0man at gmail.com>
Website: http://fd0man.chadeux.net/     Jabber: mtrausch at jabber.com
Phone: +1-(678)-522-7934              FAX (US Only): 1-866-806-4647
===================================================================
Do you have PGP or GPG?  Key at pgp.mit.edu, Please Encrypt E-Mail!

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 254 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature