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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Minor suggestions
From:       Manuel Arriaga <m.arriaga () ip ! pt>
Date:       2001-12-18 17:37:25
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On Tuesday 18 December 2001 17:26, Dave Leigh wrote:
[snip]
> Hmm. kdesu doesn't work that way. It runs a single application as root; it
> doesn't grant root access to the system to a user.

Sorry, I didn't know about that.

> I can't comment on the menus, using Mandrake as I do. However, I like the
> Control Center, and prefer it over the menus. I think it's important to
> mention here that re-use isn't the same as duplication. The fact that you
> can access these utilities in more than one way is not a flaw. It is
> desirable flexibility that increases the usability of the system to include
> people who think in different ways. The actual utilities that are run are
> the same.

You are right, although that extra flexibility might occasionaly lead to some 
confusion. :-)

Cheers,

Manuel

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