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Re:Re-Thinking the Desktop OS by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday October 15, 2020 @09:22AM (#24788336)
What I'm saying is, you don't need the permissions at all. From the user's perspective, everything is 777. If you happen to have the edge case where more than one user is using a personal computer, and there is a desire to keep things safe from each other, then you should use encryption for this since it actually works. File permissions are easily bypassed with local access and a boot disk.

As I recall, Pottering is actually working on portable home directories for Linux. Naturally, the solution is over-engineered and involves a new service and file format.

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Re:Re-Thinking the Desktop OS by 72deluxe on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:16AM (#24788881)
Oh no Pottering at work again! That's what finally drove me from Linux - PulseAudio and having dysfunctional stuttery sound after upgrading from Fedora 7 to 8 I think?? It worked fine beforehand. And then realising I was spending forever tinkering rather than actually getting anything done.

After I went to Mac I didn't look back. Now I look at the mess and debate of SysV, DHCP server in the startup etc. and can only imagine that this home system concept will be the same. As you say, over-engineered and unreadable. Ugh.

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