> Respectfully, I think your argument in this paragraph is a logical fallacy,
> along the lines of a Slippery Slope argument.
There is no slippery slope, no string of events, just one event
causing another, a precedent set.
> Just because the rm command by default prevents the deletion of
> / doe
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 22:07, Andrew Hohenstein wrote:
> I found another bug in Ubuntu... It actually allows you to install the
> system to a hard disk! This means that not only does it leave the system
> open to 'sudo rm -fr /' commands being run accidentally, but anyone
> passing by with an act
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 23:25, Andrew Hohenstein wrote:
> I'm not trying to preserve the 'philosophy of *nix,' I'm trying to
> preserve the functionality of the rm -fr command. I mention the
> 'philosophy' only to point out it's wisdom.
How do you define that philosophy, then? I don't understand
I'm not trying to preserve the 'philosophy of *nix,' I'm trying to
preserve the functionality of the rm -fr command. I mention the
'philosophy' only to point out it's wisdom.
My point is that setting a precedent of implementing security features
that are already proven ineffective is destructive t
I think we all want to keep the "philosophy of *nix" alive and well;
without it, we probably wouldn't even have Ubuntu today. And we all
want to make Ubuntu better and more useful; we don't want it to
stagnate and become irrelevant. And we'd hope to gain more users and
build community along the w
