[NTLUG:Discuss] Fry's and Linux

[km5cw]

On Wed, 2004-06-16 at 21:47, terry wrote:
> Lance Simmons wrote:

> 
> "I can't get over the fact that Linspire boots into a desktop running as 
> root!"  WOW, I can't either! If that's so, they're doing more harm than 
> good (for the linux community), [by exposing new users a box that boots 
> to root].  If they get on the internet with it, well, Kady bar the 
> door!!!  (People will see just how vulnerable Linux can be.)

A lot of new owners may not make it to the internet if they are in root
and don't know what they are doing, they will most likely crash and burn
in short order. So your right the retailers aren't doing the linux
community any favors.
Joe
rh9.0