Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master)

From	Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks>
Subject	Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master)
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
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Date	2025-08-07 19:36 +0000
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:00:44 GMT, Jan Panteltje wrote:

> 
> All these years, from my first Linux distro SLS (Softlanding Linux System) in 1992
>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding_Linux_System
> I have been root and never ever had a problem.
> 

Of course.  Running as root is the only sensible option.

These security weirdos, if one were to ask them to explain,
in explicit technical detail, how a personal workstation
running root could ever be comprised, they could not ever
answer.

That's because they are technically stupid.  They understand
nothing.  All that they can do is parrot, or ape, the standard
line.

Heck.  I can train a monkey to shine my shoes but I sure
as fuck would not want that monkey to administer my GNU/Linux
machines.

As an example, I can mention Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) and
those security buffoons wouldn't know what the fuck I am talking
about.  Yet BPF is a major security hole and a LOT of mitigations
are built around it -- but, for a personal workstation BPF is
totally superfluous and can be easily eliminated.

Other examples abound.

In conclusion, all those that, for a personal workstation, advocate
these common security "mitigations" are clueless idiots that
belong in the monkey cage at the local zoo.

-- 
Systemd: solving all the problems that you never knew you had.

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  Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-05 21:34 +0200
    Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-06 07:37 +0200
      Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-06 12:18 +0200
    Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-06 13:46 +0100
      Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-07 22:11 +0200
        Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-07 14:57 -0700
    Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-09 10:45 +0000
  Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-08-06 07:46 +0000
    Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-06 03:58 -0400
      Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-08-06 23:39 +0000
    It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-06 23:51 +0000
      Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-08-07 08:00 +0000
        Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-08-07 19:36 +0000
          Re: It must be a troll "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-07 15:54 -0400
            Re: It must be a troll Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-08-09 08:43 +0000
            Re: It must be a troll candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-11 19:40 +0000
              Re: It must be a troll rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-12 01:47 +0000
          Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-09 12:43 +0000
            Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-08-09 12:59 +0000
              Re: It must be a troll (was: Re: More Horrifying Sacrilege From A GNU/Linux Master) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-09 21:31 +0000
            Re: It must be a troll Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 16:20 +0100
              Re: It must be a troll "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-09 11:31 -0400
                Re: It must be a troll Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 17:19 +0100
                Re: It must be a troll "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-09 12:51 -0400
                Re: It must be a troll "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-09 20:01 +0200

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