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It feels like a continuation of the anti-self-determination trend of putting rounded corners and foam padding on everything. No passwords allowed on github, no
by jimmaswell 5y ago
It feels like a continuation of the anti-self-determination trend of putting rounded corners and foam padding on everything. No passwords allowed on github, no running x program as root, make it as hard as possible to add unapproved browser extensions, etc. and now the raspberry pi has to be less convenient to set up to protect people who don't care enough to know what they're doing from themselves. I hate it.
- p1necone 5y agoThis seems like a perfectly sensible change that will enhance security without any real downsides. Take off your tinfoil hat.
- userbinator 5y agoIt's the general trend of paternalism, and I find it deeply irritating too.
- imwillofficial 5y agoYour irritation at something trivial vs the hours spent recovering from and defending from attacks is a balance I’m ok with.
- FeepingCreature 5y ago"Let's irritate everyone by denying them making their own choices so we can be protected from the mistakes of stupid people" is pretty much the definition of paternalism.
- youngNed 5y ago"Let's irritate everyone by denying them making their own choices" thats an incredibly strange take, like that is literally the complete opposite of what is happening
- ziml77 5y agoNo one is stopping you from making your own choices. In fact, by not giving you a default password, they're making one less choice on your behalf.
- grnmamba 5y agoecho 'pi:raspberry' | chpasswd There you go. Secure defaults matter.
- imwillofficial 5y agoJudging from the comments here, and the law passing, not only is everyone not annoyed, you are in the minority.
- umvi 5y agoThey aren't making this change for fun, they are making it to comply with UK law. So if anything, blame governments for forcing nanny laws on everyone, but don't blame raspberry pi