Fedora nonsense

[Jeffrey Watts]

A competent sysadmin wouldn't care so much, as s/he'd either disable it or
embrace it depending on role.

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.

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.

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.

Jeffrey.


On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Luke-Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:

> What do you think of Fedora making all users capable of installing
> arbitrary
> packages w/o root access?
>


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oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that
will reach to himself." -- Thomas Paine
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