- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:06:11 -0700
- To: Tamir Israel <tisrael@cippic.ca>
- Cc: rob@blaeu.com, "Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@gbiv.com>, Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>, Matthias Schunter <mts-std@schunter.org>, "publ >> \"public-tracking@w3.org\"" <public-tracking@w3.org>
On Jun 20, 2012, at 20:34 , Tamir Israel wrote: > If the WG's objective is to ensure user preferences are expressed, why don't we simply make this a MUST? Because that would disallow the case where it's simply an option in the preferences, which users can go to if they wish! > > On 6/20/2012 10:15 PM, Rob van Eijk wrote: >> Tnx Roy, >> >> <PROPOSED CHANGE> >> Normative: "... users MAY be given a choice during installation, update or first startup." >> >> Non-normative: >> There are use cases, where a choice given on first startup would be the preferred choice mechanism. >> For example, >> - a device can have multiple user profiles per installation; >> - in cases where browsers are not installed by the user. >> </PROPOSED CHANGE> >> >> Rob >> >> On 20-6-2012 18:22, Roy T. Fielding wrote: >>> On Jun 20, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Rob van Eijk wrote: >>> >>>> <PROPOSED CHANGE> >>>> "... users may be given a choice during installation, update or first startup." >>>> </PROPOSED CHANGE> >>> Not during installation or update -- only during first use. >>> The preference should be stored in the user's browser config (along >>> with their other personal preferences); a device might want >>> to have multiple such user profiles per installation. >>> >>> In normal enterprise environments and the vast majority of purchased >>> computers, browsers are not installed by the user. They are installed >>> by sysadmins, vendors, etc. Likewise, updates should not modify >>> user preferences. >>> >>> ....Roy >>> >>> >> > David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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