If you are looking for a desktop Linux with all the ease and user-friendliness of OS X, Linspire Five-O is a great option. It may not be the best for advanced users, but home and SOHO users will be happy with its performance, support, and great looks, the review says.
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Re: "actually i think it was kevin carmony or micheal himself said he didnt see anything wrong with running as root and challenged anyone to tell him what was so wrong with doing so...."
The reality that neither have a clear concept of what security is and why it's important especially in regards to the OS. Consider Linspire the equivalent to leaving the keys in your car with the doors unlocked or leaving all the windows and doors of your home open for any criminal to come in. There's very good reasons why people should set up Limited user accounts. Such as limiting damage caused by either outside sources (ie: crackers, script kiddies) or the user (ie: wiping out an important directory, etc). I'm sure business owners don't want their employees having full access to every program or directory. If Linspire really cared about what's in the best interests for consumers then they would have Limited user accounts mandatory during installation similar to distributions such as SuSE Linux and Mandriva Linux. Then those that choose to run as Root (Administrator) 24/7 have only themselves to blame when the system comes crashing to a halt.
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actually i think it was kevin carmony or micheal himself said he didnt see anything wrong with running as root and challenged anyone to tell him what was so wrong with doing so....
I personally do not see this as a very large issue but certainly more secure is always a good thing, and you do have the option (i think) during install to setup other users.... but doing so often causes trouble in linspire...