Re: [mediacapture-main] Garbage collection of live tracks (#910)

> That the camera stops and its light goes away when it is no longer used, is a feature of the browser, **and a bug in the app.**

This seems to agree with my earlier statement that: "By suppressing GC, we'll expose **the bug** and motivate the app devs to **fix** it, which is better for users - our top constituency."

(Emphasis mine on both quotes.)

What we seem to disagree on is the relative value of motivating an earlier fix vs. freeing up resources.

> I'd argue that what's disconcerting to users (as opposed to web developers) is not that tracks end, but that camera lights stay on longer than expected.

We agree here too.

> If anyone disagrees, please comment.

I disagree. This is issue is proposing a normative change - it is not editorial.

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To stress again an argument I might have failed to highlight enough before - GC is unpredictable behavior, and users are (rightfully) distressed by unpredictable behavior. GC should not be exposed to the user through its side-effects.

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