On Wednesday 24 August 2005 21:39, Felix Miata wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Jos van Kan wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Why should group members have access to my files by default.
Because that is the basis of the whole group idea. Apparently you don't want groups. Fine.
No, I'm not opposed to the group idea. What I am opposed to is that others may have access to my own files by default. If I want to open up access to my own files, that should be my option. If I want to set up a directory for sharing, that is what I'd do. To go further with the neighbour idea, I suppose you don't mind your neighbours walking into your home, because they're part of "the group".
I think the closer analogy is the group called family. Other would be the neighborhood and rest of world, not group. Locking all members of your default group out by default is more like having every door inside your house locked by default. -- "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6:27 NIV
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Wow!! When I asked my original question I had no idea that it was going to take off in this direction but I'm glad it did. I've always been uncomfortable with the default permissions and access. Felix, even family members need there own privacy and by default this is acknowledged and accepted. The points raised I think have been valid on both sides, but I think that it is time for re-evaluation. It is important to remember the different needs and scenarios. From my point of view, home areas should be private areas by default. Shared group areas can be created and should be such that person working on the file should be the only person with write access by default and collaborative material can be made group writeable by design. This to me would make sense both for my home computer system and for my work environment. Eddie