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single user only os? i'm sorry, but there's no way that it can become popular with that limitation. security is too much at risk here, didn't we just manage to
by jcitme 16y ago
single user only os?
i'm sorry, but there's no way that it can become popular with that limitation. security is too much at risk here, didn't we just manage to convince microsoft that computers shouldn't start as root all the time?
also, seeing that it's geared towards multimedia, there's no way that any real multimedia company will adopt the software with no file permissions and user access to all root powers.
- dreyfiz 16y agoIt's okay to make things that aren't intended to become popular or to take over their niche commercially. Haiku's makers loved BeOS and are just remaking it. It's very charming and human.
- protomyth 16y agoThe iPad seems to be doing ok with that limitation.
- thinksocrates 16y agoThe iPad does not have that limitation. Applications are not run as root. If they were there would be no need for jailbreaking.
- hexley 16y agoThat's not true, Applications could still run as root but be signed and subject to approval as they are now. The only difference I can think of is they just wouldn't be sandboxed any longer.
- wmf 16y agoThis is tangential to Haiku, but maybe security shouldn't rely on the concept of users (ahem, EROS, while we're talking about obscure dead OSes).