On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 02:41:22PM -0400, gwmf...@openmailbox.org wrote: > On 2017-06-30 12:05, Holger Levsen wrote: > >On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:56:37AM -0400, gwmf...@openmailbox.org > >wrote: > >>Ultimately, it wouldn't be as big a deal if it was possible to > >>change the > >>default umask for the gnome-session in Debian Stretch. > > > >the fact that it's impossible for you, doesnt mean it's impossible > >for everyone. > > > >sorry, but this had to be said, you are repeating this nonsense. > >if you need > >help changing this, try debian-u...@lists.debian.org or get paid > >support. > > > >this list is for the development of debian, thanks. > > > When the average user cannot change the umask, it becomes a higher > priority that the default umask reflect everyday usage (which is > what this thread is about--the development of debian and discussing > why debian still uses a default whose rationale has arguably long > past). The statement you disparage has bearing on the discussion of > the default as the discussion is now of more concern considering > things like this crop up. > > Since you brought the issue up: other debian lists provided no help > in finding a workaround. I don't see you volunteering any info on > how to workaround the problem. So how do I know it's not impossible? > I've spoken with another developer elsewhere and he didn't know a > fix. But the statement you disparage was not asking for a workaround > but was a comment on the larger user base not having a mechanism for > effecting this change. > > I don't feel your comments were warranted or helpful. The statement > you disparage is not "nonsense" for the average debian user. I > imagine you are much more skilled with computers than the average > user. I don't want my statements to upset or misrepresent and did > not intend this. But having input from someone who is not a > developer per se can be helpful and informative to discussions like > this. > > It strikes me that the community does not care about this issue, > that the "old" way of doing it is the preferred way even though its > original rationale has long since passed and is no longer relevant. > And apparently at least some view me as not knowledgeable enough to > be discussing this topic with you in this forum considering I do not > know how to work around the problem myself (but even if I did that > would still not address the larger subject of this thread). > > So signing off. I'll leave my previous emails for the record in the > hope that they are given consideration by the community. I do > appreciate having the opportunity to be heard and the feedback > received. >
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/254378/how-to-set-umask-for-the-entire-gnome-session