On 11/08/2018 09:59 PM, Yongming wrote: > > I understand that these dependencies can be > customised via /etc/portage/package.use/*, but I am also curious about > the thinking behind net-libs/webkit-gtk having "geolocation" flag on > by default. >
There's no rule for this sort of thing, and that default is really old. Your best bet is to ping the maintainers on IRC/email and just ask. My guess: it's because upstream enables geolocation by default if you don't specify.

