Hello,
just to be clear, I've been using xsnow for a long time and I had
noticed the flags months ago.
I only decided to join the discussion after I read that comment on
LWN. It is something that I hadn't considered at all.
> I understand, but if a user sees items that could cause problems for him/her
> it is very easy to halt the program, remove it and don't use it any more.
This idea didn't even apply for the offensive fortunes package, which
contained a clear description; xsnow does't even declare that this
exists and while it allows to configure every single element, this one
is an exception.
Unfortunately when someone notices it might be too late, if someone
else notices at the same time?
> I am sure there are a lot of programs and web sites who's behavior could have
> negative consequences for the user, and xsnow is only one of them.
Websites are not part of Debian and out of scope in the discussion.
> Again, xsnow is just a toy, nobody needs to use it.
Agreed, and I use it (in winter) but the problem if what happens if
someone who doesn't read LWN decides to run it.
Best
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Salvo Tomaselli
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tentati di pensare che essi si servano della morale come di legittimo sfogo
al loro desiderio di fare del male agli altri.
-- Bertrand Russell, Perché non sono cristiano. 1957
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