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I think the fact is there simply isn't a solution that works for both the "layperson" and highly technical people who want to do development. Laypeople cannot b
by coldpie 6y ago
I think the fact is there simply isn't a solution that works for both the "layperson" and highly technical people who want to do development. Laypeople cannot be trusted to admin their machines, but experts need access to those bits. Leaving a backdoor to real admin access for the experts just means laypeople will abuse those backdoors and mess up their machines again, with dire consequences for the entire planet. You see the same problem with power user UI features vs dumbing down for phones and average users. People keep trying to bridge this divide and I'm just not sure it can be done.
- saagarjha 6y agoChrome OS?
- bitcharmer 6y ago> Linux was always a disaster in terms of user experience and isn't improving. This as true today as saying java is slow. Why not just try? You might get pleasantly surprised.
- chacha2 6y agoI've tried it recently and still find it true. Death by a million paper cuts.
- bitcharmer 6y agoWhat did you try recently? Java or Linux?
- AlexandrB 6y ago> Laypeople cannot be trusted to admin their machines Yeah, but they're the ones who paid for their machines. So... you're saying they're not allowed to use them how they wish? > Leaving a backdoor to real admin access for the experts just means laypeople will abuse those backdoors and mess up their machines again Remembering the last 20 years of computer history, most of the critical fail wasn't caused by "laypeople abusing backdoors" but horrible security holes in popular, widely used software packages: Outlook, Flash, Acrobat Reader, Internet Explorer. Apple/Microsoft are not locking down their OSs to protect users from themselves, but rather from other developers. We, software engineers, seem to have completely failed our users as a profession.
- saagarjha 6y agoSomeone being tricked into installing malware doesn't usually make the news.