On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Brady Hegberg wrote: > Generally you can't do a lot with Linux unless you're an expert (so > far). Example: Just installing my mom's printer (which even had a > sticker of Tux on it!) involved logging in as root and changing > permissions on files. And how is this different in windows? you still have to be an administrator to install hardware and software in windows (recent versions win95+ did not have "user" accounts) now i understand that a lot of companies and users simply grant the user accounts administrator priviledges, but if anything, this is a weakness in windows now linux. Munir Nassar RedConcepts.NET http://redconcepts.net/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list