Big discussion over this about 18 months ago. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/120320/focus=120320
Thanks a lot. I didn't find the search functions on the archives sites very helpful in finding an old thread about this.
The change was made as you suggested, without announcement. Some users noticed, some didn't. One person asked about the change. The whole thing eventually degenerated into a big hoopla and the change reverted.
Oh well ... lets not repeat that then! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
