I agree with puppyluvr
Elevated priviledges are the Devil in M$ products. Not for puppy IMHO.
I wish for a 32-bit multi-user version for next Puppy!
For a second there I almost thought you were asking why any modern distro even needs MultiuserTurpin wrote:For crying out loud, why does ANY distro have multi-user, to restrict apps from doing much damage in case of compromise, for one. WHy does Fat-Dog bother to have it? All we 32-bit users want is a 32-bit version. No need for all this.
Wouldn't it be nice if Puppy were the distro to recommend to people with slow old hardware? Like it was originally? And not require these noobs to run as root? The exact people who REALLY shouldn't run as root?
But, yeah, if no one feels motivated, I'm not going to guilt trip. I'm not doing it either. I'm a somewhat skilled user who only peeks into puppy once in a while. Lately into this forum just to see if there's ANY PUPPY I can run on 32-bit hardware, not full-time as root. It makes me sad I can't use and promote Puppy to people. It is nice and compact and that's what I really like about it.
I understand your frustration, even I have noticed Puppy has been going down the 64bit road. I think it is not a bad thing, but 32bit is still vital for Puppy indeed. Though I will admit, for some I do understand that it isn't as bad for Puppy to have single user than others might think, but if you want traditional *nix-style puppy then you kinda need multiuser. That and sometimes you don't want to leave a refurbished system in the hands of people who could easily break it accidentally if given admin powers, let alone young children if you are trying to introduce schools to Linux or something along those lines
