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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: "Home" name confusing
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2006-10-17 2:11:21
Message-ID: 45343BC9.8090706 () acm ! org
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Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Saturday 14 October 2006 5:19, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
>> The current default: Documents == $HOME is not really defensible as
>> a default.
> 
> this is your opinion,

To call my position an opinion really misstates the case.

> one that several others disagree with and for which we have offered
> our reasons for that disagreement.
> 
They may have simply presented their opinions, but I haven't seen a 
position that presents an argument that dumping a user's private data 
files in $HOME is better than having them in a directory tree rooted in 
the Documents subdirectory (whatever it is actually called).

The arguments I have seen are all weak arguments stating that the 
current default of setting the Documents path to $HOME isn't really as 
bad as I say it is.  There might be some truth to these statements, but 
this doesn't mean that it is a good way to do it or that it is the best 
way to do it.  I have seen no position indicating this.

-- 
JRT
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