Re: Speaking as a Scientist...
> The justification seems to me pretty straightforward: to prevent users borking their system
Yes, but no. The problem today isn't just users who unwittingly type 'sudo rm -rf /'. Also is the prevalence of malware that is just waiting for you to run it with "sudo." There is less that can go wrong if you are able to install the software you need without root privileges.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
