Re: Off-topic: Gmail Grrrr.

[Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net>]

On Tue, 2013-12-24 at 16:05 +0400, Reco wrote:
>  Hi.
> 
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:55:23 +0100
> Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> 
> > I want to have different profiles on Linux machines to have different
> > settings, different histories without changing the user.
> 
> A classic example of a 'XY problem', Ralf.
> 
> What problem are you trying to solve with this approach?

If I start Firefox with profile A, I might have cookies enabled by
default and the history only includes Linux links.

When using Firefox profile B, I perhaps have cookies disabled by default
and the history only includes links to audio gear.

So if I search the history for radio, I would get software related to
radio by profile A and service manuals, semiconductor vendors by profile
B, after doing research, bevor it was useful to decide what I should
bookmark.

And again, e.g. different security settings, one profile without
add-ons, the other profile perhaps with 20 add-on.

Regards,
Ralf