Re: Starting processes after installation
On Thu 26 Sep 2019 at 22:57:50 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> On Wed 25 Sep 2019 at 18:12:25 (+0200), Sebastian Hyrwall wrote:
> > On 2019-09-25 14:36, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > > Sebastian Hyrwall wrote:
> > >> Just a question. Is there anyone except me that thinks that autostarting
> > >> processes after installation , via apt, is completely bonkers?
>
> No, I think that's over the top.
>
> > >> It's been like this for ages but can anyone name any good reason for
> > >> this to be default?
>
> Simply put, because a majority of people, perhaps, expect to install
> packages in the expectation that they'll start performing their task
> right away.
Another way of looking at this is - why install a package which isn't
functional? Any security (or usability) concerns can be expressed in
a bug report.
--
Brian.
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