On Jun 17, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Thilo Pfennig wrote:
Depends a little how this is given to the user? For example, having zillion places where to install things like themes and such is hardly a good thing. I see good things about the security issues you rise later on, to make a distinction what is system wide installation and what is not. How about giving an option? The same menu, but defaulting to user, not the whole system. The system sniffing what kind of a package it is, and telling that to the user as well -> "Installing a wallpaper" kind of a notification when asking confirmation. Also, if root access is required, only then it would be asked. The big question would be how (and where) to present all this to the user. Again, these opinions are mine and bare no authority what so ever here. Janne Kaasalainen "Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way." -- Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Emma |