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[220.235.2.238]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d68sm762522pfd.32.2020.11.24.21.54.19 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:54:20 -0800 (PST) References: <87mtz84om9.fsf@localhost> <87ft4zhyuo.fsf@disroot.org> <877dqbhtgf.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87zh36d1xn.fsf@web.de> <875z5uxzev.fsf@gmail.com> User-agent: mu4e 1.5.7; emacs 27.1.50 From: Tim Cross To: Jean Louis Subject: Re: One vs many directories In-reply-to: Message-ID: <871rgi7zhz.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:54:16 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::52e; envelope-from=theophilusx@gmail.com; helo=mail-pg1-x52e.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=h7h450zM; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: ddFONJR/T0lY Jean Louis writes: > Observing users who are asked questions upon invokation of other > software I can say that many times users just click one of the > options, either YES or NO, but without real regard to the > meanings. The purpose to click either YES or NO is to continue one > step forward and randomity decides later what happens. You cannot prevent people from making bad decisions. Saying yes to something when you don't know what it means is like using the same weak password for everything. There has been massive amounts of communication and education out there to let people know about the risks. If they choose to ignore it or follow practices which are unsafe, it is their tough luck. We need to encourage people to take more responsibility for their actions, not less. One important component of this is allowing the consequences for bad decisions to occur and not spend endless resources protecting people from themselves. If your asked to do something and your clearly told that doing so might be unsafe and your given an option not to do it which is just as easy to perform and you still decide to do it, that decision is on you. The alternative is to remove extremely useful functionality from many responsible users because of an unknown number of others who make poor decisions. Furthermore, keep in mind that this ability in Emacs has been around for longer than many users have been alive. I've been using it for nearly 30 years and have participated in many forums over that time. I have yet to hear of a single security incident occurring because of local variables. That doesn't mean such incidents have not occurred, but it does likely mean they are rare. -- Tim Cross