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While this may be true today you cannot use it to explain the history of this decision. My recollection is that when OSX came on the scene without a root passw
by sambeau 16y ago
While this may be true today you cannot use it to explain the history of this decision.
My recollection is that when OSX came on the scene without a root password and administration through sudo, Linux distributions were still tied to root and su and many Linux users were both disapproving and condescending about it.
- cookiecaper 16y agoMany still feel this way. Don't let the pre-eminence of Ubuntu fool you -- most Linux distros, afaik anyway, still include root as a first-class citizen with its own password and everything.
- sambeau 16y agoI do think that the disapproving and condescending attitude to sudo has changed though.
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