Gervase Markham wrote:
>
> > >You haven't specifically instructed it not to do it. You've not
> >
> > Perhaps not explicity. There is no checkbox during profile
> > creation that says, "Do not create a random subdirectory," but that
> > seems to be implicit both from an historical perspective and from the
> > way that most other applications handle such things. Honestly, I've
> > never personally encountered another application that will do this.
>
> Well, it's probably only necessary on browsers. The reason you haven't
> seen it before is that Mozilla (tries to) pay far more attention to your
> security and privacy than any other browser.
>
> If we only did things that previous browsers have done... but you can see
> where that is going :-)
>
> > >of cooperating with mozilla.org a pain at times. But they contribute
> > >because their employer says they should. Is that wrong?
> >
> > No, of course not. People contribute for different reasons.
> >
> > >There's no distinction, apart from the fact that, had Ben made the mod, he
> > >would have had to make the patches available to _you_ when he gave you the
> > >custom Moz.
> >
> > Which is exactly what I've been saying I would not want. I don't
> > want something that is designed for me specifically. I want to use
> > whatever it is that has been designed for everybody.
>
> Then, as you said, you'll have to live with it if certain features are not
> to your liking :-)
>
> Gerv
here is the reference to the article I was refering to:
<http://netscape.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082307,00.html>
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