* Alfred M. Szmidt <a...@gnu.org> [2019-10-31 20:01]: > We're discussing this now with rms and the FSF. > > As far as why things are the way they are today, I can't answer that. > > It dates back to a different time of ITS and PDP-10s ..... Just like > when gnu.org didn't require passwords to login.
Was it Stallman who protested against introduction of a password prompt "login: "?
