> 2008/5/18 Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Sun, 18 May 2008 00:15:23 +0100 "Fergal Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>>Instead you can put something into /etc/skel so that all newly created >>>users get consistency and old-timers get left as they were, >> >> Us old timers sometimes buy new hardware and do new installs. This >> doesn't >> really hlp much. > > As far as I can tell you've just ruled out solving the problem. > > Anything which has no effect on new accounts and no effect on old > accounts has no effect. > > Anything which must be sought out and adjusted will not be sought out > and found by most users. > > Anything which prompts you on first login would be a new departure for > Ubuntu and is likely not to be understand or skipped or chosen > incorrectly. > > > The number of times I have done a fresh install and _not_ shipped over > my .rc files is tiny, maybe last time I changed job. > > By ruling out a change via /etc/skel you're saying that the people who > do fresh installs but don't copy their .rc files are more important > than all future Ubuntu users which seems extreme,
Obviously if something is going to change, someone will have to be inconvenienced. All I was saying was don't assume that new installs only affect people who are new to Ubuntu. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
