From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-20 22:43, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:00:59 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yeah, but sudo *is* for running things as root! You think running them   
   >> via sudo is any better than however else you were thinking of doing   
   >> those things as root?   
      
   Maybe because typing sudo makes you aware that you are entering root   
   territory?   
      
   >   
   > Sudo limits the damage.  Become root with 'sudo su -' and you'd better not   
   > have lapses of attention. I think it was OpenSUSE where if you were root   
   > the wallpaper turned bright red with round, black bombs with smoking   
   > fuses.   
      
   Only one year, long ago. I liked it.   
      
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