A competent sysadmin wouldn't care so much, as s/he'd either disable it or embrace it depending on role.<br><br>This function is a big boon for desktop environments, as it allows centrally managed and administered environments to minimize requests for help in installing new software - especially when combined with the advertised feature of install-on-demand. Remember, unlike most other distributions Fedora has a full featured management environment, and it's not difficult to script a package "reset" to a known package profile.<br>
<br>This would allow one, for example, to have a computer lab that would allow guests to install software, but reset back in the middle of the night. Yes, this can be done with just about any repository and package manager, but it's especially easy with Spacewalk.<br>
<br>For personal workstations, it should make things a little easier, but not that much different (one less step). I personally don't know why so many folks are getting their panties in a bunch about this.<br><br>Jeffrey.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Luke-Jr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:luke@dashjr.org">luke@dashjr.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What do you think of Fedora making all users capable of installing arbitrary<br>
packages w/o root access?<br></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." -- Thomas Paine<br>