Em Qua, 2004-01-14 às 11:57, Robin Laing escreveu:
I think it is more towards that one thing that Microsoft has no concept on. Security! Documentation needs to be created and included in an easy (non computereaze) for the average user if Linux is going to be used in the home more.
I'm ok with security concerns, but claim security reasons for not enabling cd-recording is too much for me. Can you imagine if the same happened to floppies?
Actually I can.
Our local college is removing floppies from their computers and all users must use USB sticks.
I could understand a school that is restrictive about hardware access to lessen any chance of virus infection from students. Or an Internet cafe that wants to increase revenue by selling the service of putting the data onto a disk.
Or a business wanting to make it harder for users to make copies of data that could be used/sold by/to a competitor.
Remeber that the debate between MS and Linux has been about default security. If well documented (in simple english) it is easier to open up some settings that go through and turn on security.
It may be an idea that future versions of Fedora or RH have a tool to setup device access (USB Floppie CD DVD modem etc.) as part of administrators tool kits. Put all the devices into their own group and setup group access. This would be a nice default configuration and make it easier for the "home user" as well as system administrators.
-- Robin Laing
