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I normally don't get involved in 'discussions' like this, but I will this |
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time. I, personally, have no opinion on the menus issue, but I would like |
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to address your comment about conviences.. |
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I believe that a large number of people don't object so much to new |
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features that 'go against their view', as they do to _having to turn them |
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off!!_ You want menus? By all means, implement it, but don't make me have |
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to turn it off if I don't like it; Make it so that if I don't like it, I |
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just don't enable it. |
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adding new conviences that are on by default is exactly like opt-out spam; |
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Just say No!! |
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--James |
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On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Thomas Beaudry wrote: |
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> Why?? |
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> Because it's a nice convienence. And as you noted, |
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> you can turn it off if you don't like it. |
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> I get tired of people objecting against features that |
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> go against their view when they don't have to use it. |
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> Too many people think the Gentoo (or any of the other |
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> distros) should be the way they want it and no other |
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> way. If they don't want/use a feature, it's a waste |
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> to put it in. Never mind what anybody else might like. |