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The fact is that user control will always be a "security risk" and that there will therefore be a reasonable case to be made that use control should be restrict
by hexis 14y ago
The fact is that user control will always be a "security risk" and that there will therefore be a reasonable case to be made that use control should be restricted. A strong response to this line of argument is the Free Software perspective, where user control of a computer is a matter of liberty, not security. Freedom can be messy, it can result in a rootkit, but it's something many people value.
- zokier 14y agoReminds me of Stallman advocating that all computer users should have root access.
- drcube 14y agoI don't see why this is controversial, especially if you replace "users" with "owners".
- drcube 14y agoThere is never a reasonable case that the owner's control should be restricted. If the internet cafe wants to lock down all their machines, then go for it. If Sony wants me to pay >$500 for a locked down machine that only they control, they can go blank themselves.