On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 09:06:49AM +1000, Stuart Longland wrote: > > To me, a tray automatically retracting itself after being open for more > than a minute sounds a perfectly reasonable damage-prevention measure. > > It prevents dust from settling on the tray, thus getting drawn into the > workings of the drive causing problems. It prevents the tray itself > being damaged from being bumped whilst being left out. > > Finally it discourages the tray's misuse by the illiterate (e.g. as a > carry handle or cup holder).
That sounds like Windoze thinking. I, personaly, would hate the idea that the disc tray may automatically retract without notice. Doesn't fit in with the Linux/Unix philosophy at all. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150804052904.GA13670@tal