Around 11:30pm on Friday, December 07, 2007 (UK time), Timothy Murphy scrawled: > Steve Searle wrote: > > >> I don't like to feel that Linux is not telling me something > >> because it doesn't think it is good for me. > > > > What, like hidden files? > > You mean, files whose names start with "."? Yes, that's what I meant. I see them as hiding files that typically are not needed on a day to day basis by an "ordinary" user. The same way that the application in question hides groups an ordinary user probably doesn't need to be in (as far as I can tell from the emails - I have never used the application. It seems sensible to me - a sort of if you need it, you know how to find it basis. I do however understand your point of view, but don't agree with it over all. Steve -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting a bad thing? 23:34:49 up 69 days, 10:31, 1 user, load average: 0.59, 0.30, 0.16
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