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Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)

Subject: Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
From: "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:52:30 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.apple2, rec.games.video.classic, comp.os.cpm, alt.folklore.computers
Organization: AT&T Broadband
References: <3E444CB3.5020902@nycap.rr.com> <3E447A7C.3090400@noneofyourbusiness.com> <3e447f62$0$8831$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <3E45264D.40800@noneofyourbusiness.com> <3E4547EF.3010700@nycap.rr.com> <3E45CC39.EC05FA94@ev1.net> <3E463866.4020603@nycap.rr.com> <3E4664CC.7FC9CA90@yahoo.com> <3E466EB1.2070608@nycap.rr.com> <3E4689F0.B30A1B0A@yahoo.com> <3E46B40E.70965BBB@yahoo.com> <3E46CC96.3000908@nycap.rr.com> <oAF1a.50211$iG3.6750@sccrnsc02> <eg7h4vkuvpirh3fehd8aegmqh7d9qr4gk4@4ax.com> <1044970845.149792@saucer.planet.gong>
Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.sys.cbm:50211 comp.sys.apple2:27250 rec.games.video.classic:54900 comp.os.cpm:10860 alt.folklore.computers:69524

"Rupert Pigott" <roo@dark-try-removing-this-boong.demon.co.uk> wrote in
message 1044970845.149792@saucer.planet.gong">news:1044970845.149792@saucer.planet.gong...
> > I would imagine some idiot probably installed it with root
> > permission and without stability testing.
>
> Nah it wouldn't have to. It's not unknown for XServers to lock
> up the entire machine - because most of them have priveledged
> access to various bits of hardware & memory by necessity.
> ((..omitted..))

This is just un-compressed into a directory and run from there, as a normal
user, so I believe you're correct.

    - Bill

References:
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: "Ross Simpson" <yeah_whatever>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>
- Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: Glen <lpepicel@nycap.rr.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca>
- Re: Filesystems (was My First Computer)
  - From: "Rupert Pigott" <roo@dark-try-removing-this-boong.demon.co.uk>

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