- From: Tamir Israel <tisrael@cippic.ca>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:12:27 -0400
- To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- 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>
I suppose a user could 'choose' to ignore the dialogue in the setup process. That way we can retain even the right to non-self determination : P On 6/21/2012 1:06 PM, David Singer wrote: > 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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