On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 04:05:23PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 10/30/20 4:04 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > On 10/30/20 3:49 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 03:26:31PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > > > On 10/30/20 3:04 PM, José Abílio Matos wrote: > > > > > On Friday, October 30, 2020 6:59:45 PM WET Joel Kulesza wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Some didn't even think to ask the question of whether it > > > > > > was available > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > > > once demonstrated there was an "oh wow" moment. As such, I'd be in > > > > > favor > > > > > > > > > > > of exposing capability and letting someone then pursue how to make > > > > > > it > > > > > stop > > > > > > > > > > > rather than press on in ignorance of its existence. > > > > > > - Joel > > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > I wouldn't oppose this. It's probably easier to figure out how > > > > to turn it > > > > off than to figure out that it's there at all. And you really > > > > only have to > > > > do that once. > > > I support this idea as well, but we've already had this debate and > > > there is considerable opposition. When there's opposition to this > > > type of change, even if the majority support the change, usually we > > > don't do it since the benefit of the doubt goes to the current > > > default. We would need a strong majority to support the change and > > > incur the cost of changing the default, and if I remember correctly > > > I don't think a strong majority support the change. > > > > If there's still strong opposition, we don't have to do it, obviously. > > But let's see. I think I was one of the strongly opposed back in the > > day. > > PS It would be an option to add something to the preferences conversion > routine that would keep this off, if it was not previously set to on. Then > existing users (who are still using their same user directory) don't get > bothered.
I like that idea. Scott
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