Le Lundi 24 Septembre 2001 00:03, Han scribit :
> Claudio ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > I think that supermount shouldn't be activated by default. It's not
> > a "native" Linux behaviour!
>
> Indeed. It is trying to provide behaviour that a windows users
> expects.  But since I understood the power off manual mounting I
> started disliking the behaviour in windows. I disabled it as much a
> possible. But still windows just stalls for half a minute to look at
> the cdrom because I wanted to see the root dir. I _hate_ that.

Maybe not. Installing a multiple CD game under wine without supermount may be 
a pain as ... you can't change CD
I use supermount only three times, but I can understand someone who want to 
use/have it.

> A much more logic way to proceed is to make a small script controlled
> by an icon that mounts and unmounts manually. Make the cdrom user-
> mountable by default. No harm done for a desktop system I suppose. You
> can still disable it for higher securitty levels.

as the KDE one ? ( right click -> New -> CDROM )

>
> Let the newbies experience what linux is about. No need to pamper them :)

Yes and no. If mdk provides configuration GUI tools it is to pamper them :)

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