> But what is more important is that your programs should *never*, under > *any circumstances*, modify a user's system without telling them > first. > I agree, most emphatically, with Warren. I absolutely detest a program that does anything I don't tell it to. I've even stopped using Yahoo as my home page because of their sleazy "pop-under" ads.
People who make secret changes to my system do it because they know I wouldn't allow it otherwise. That's sleazy. That's cheating and lying. Like Howdy, I would delete your program--no matter how good it is--on principal. If you're adding a short cut secretly, I suspect you're making other changes to my system secretly (gathering my passwords? my financial information?). Show the user some respect. It's his/her system, and they should decide whether they want a short cut to your program. It could be offensive without your realizing it--e.g., a shortcut to a fundamentalist Christian site on a Mosque's computer (or a Jewish Temple's). Yeah, technically, you can do it, but I see no upside to it. You really need to have a chat with your client. If he/she insists, I'd consider backing out of the contract on the grounds that you are being asked to do something unethical. Or do the contract without the shortcut, and provide the client with the source code so he can get somebody less principled to add it. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
