[development] WordPress 2.3 Spies On Users

[Oleg Terenchuk]

why not allow people to check off what modules they want to be installed
during /default/ install phase? it should be as simple as scanning modules
directory during install and aside from the /must be turned on for system to
operate/ modules, the rest should be displayed and given an option to enable
during install. making few /advised/ modules more evident than
others(perhaps different background on that module's table row) could do the
trick.

On 9/25/07, Larry Garfield <larry at garfieldtech.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:20:18 +0200, Zohar Stolar <stolar at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > DragonWize wrote:
> >> I have seen many comments against Matt (not mark), the creator of
> >> wordpress
> >
> > Right, it's Matt, not Mark, sorry for that.
> >
> >
> >> Before making such wrong statements about someone please do the
> >> research. Here is the the Matt's comment
> >>
> > (
> http://groups.google.com/group/wp-hackers/browse_thread/thread/bdced7524fa79a18/2d4e69fb46a6a947#msg_e7794372692b9548
> )
> >> that the article so wrongly butchers it that slashdot has already
> >> updated the article. There is not even a single instance of the word
> >> "fork" in the entire thread.
> > Here is where that word appears, in the same thread :
> > http://groups.google.com/group/wp-hackers/msg/f8b5bc6efc4a4005
> >
> > Matt may not be rude, but he is ignoring what Morbus Iff elegantly
> > called "people's illusion of privacy and choice".
> > Users should have the choice to keep their details private. When you
> > launch an open source project, and distribute it freely, you shouldn't
> > expect everyone to tell you exactly HOW they use it.
> > It's the freedom of choice which brings people to open source CMS, and
> > the lack of it can scare them away.
> >
> > The power of Drupal is it's flexibility and the fact that apart from few
> > modules that are considered crucial for the system's operation, all the
> > rest is a matter of choice... even if you choose to be less secured.
> > opt-in or opt-out - it's the existence of the option that counts.
> >
> > (and... if I may.... The freedom of choice is one of the most ancient
> > theological issues... hasn't it been marked as 'fixed' yet?)
>
> Dude, we can't even get node 8 to be marked fixed. You expect us to RTBC
> questions about life philosophy?
>
> Seriously though, I think on-by-default is still a good idea for security,
> but we do need to be clear that it's happening and how it can be
> disabled.  It seems this discussion has now migrated to the issue queue,
> though, so let's continue there.
>
> --Larry Garfield
>
>


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Oleg Terenchuk
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