Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: notbob Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Wikileaks Vault7 release--Linux vulnerabilities Date: 11 Mar 2017 18:05:35 GMT Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <8737emqk2i.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> <87fuimayix.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <87k27xc81f.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> <87bmt768p5.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> <87zigr4sq9.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> X-Trace: individual.net 0KqgiY+zKgzR8/P95SMGZg4PjboFK6LeQjCDCQmCKJO7IPkR4L Cancel-Lock: sha1:rhnnP1a50ck4jAc5U6GIwTMMI8w= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:19485 On 2017-03-11, Andreas Kohlbach wrote: > The user always has the choice. But consider this. A Windows user heard > of the user friendly Linux and gives it a shot. First thing is he gets > bugged to enter a password when ever updates come in. Why are you lying. Practicing to be president of the US? I use Slackware Linux. I've NEVER had to enter a password to access updates. http://www.slackware.com/security/ > If I would create a distribution..... You can. It's called Linux From Scratch. Try and create another Windblow 7,8, or 10. I dare you! > ....I would on the first update send a popup to inform the user that > Linux updates itself periodically and may be to enter the > password. But then also have a checkbox "Don't tell me again" and > not ask for the password again. You wanna create another Windlows? Sorry, but too many Linux distros have beat you to it. An old version of TAILS Linux can look exactly like a std version of XP .....but it's really Linux. IOW, you can do what you like, with Linux. You can't do dammit with any version from Microsoft. ;) nb