On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 10:00:44AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sat, 1 Aug 2009, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> >> On 2009-08-01 12:33 +0200, Bret Busby wrote: >> >>> Actually, in today reconsidering upgrading to Debian 5.0, and, reading >>> the information on the Debian web site, and, in checking using the >>> package search facility on the Debian web site, I have found that >>> Debian 5.0 excludes Iceape and Seamonkey, and does not include any >>> Mozilla applications, so, with the elimination of Iceape/Seamonkey, >>> Debian 5.0 is simply not as functional, or, as useful to me, as Debian >>> 4.0. >> >> It is true that Iceape/Seamonkey are not included, but that does not >> hold for other Mozilla applications. And running the Iceape version in >> Debian 4.0 is a _big_ security problem, so that is no reason to stay at >> 4.0 (it may be a reason to switch to another distribution instead). >> >> If you want to have that particular application, your best bet is to >> download either Seamonkey 1.17 or 2.0b1 directly from >> http://www.seamonkey-project.org/. Both versions should run out of the >> box on Debian 5.0. >> >> Sven > > > But, Ubuntu has two significant failings - its uses its awful lack of > system security, where it gives users superuser privilege, and does not > automatically incorporate a separate root account, to which superuser > privilege is limited, and, it uses an unwieldy means of identifying > partitions, making modifying the fstab and mounting partitions, somewhat > traumatic, instead of simply using the hda<x> or /dev identifier, which > would make system administration, much more efficient. > Ubuntu gives full sudo rights to the first user only. Perhaps they don't do a good enough job of cautioning people not to take that lightly. But I don't think this is quite the security problem you're making it out to be.
The "unwieldy means of identifying partitions" is probably UUIDs. Debian uses them, as do most modern distros I believe. You can switch to the old /dev/hdax labels if you want. UUIDs have some advantages, but simplicity is not one of them. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
