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[Patrick Shanahan <paka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Linda Walsh <suse@xxxxxxxxx> [05-05-10 20:35]:
> Michael Andres wrote:
> > IMO not. A human typing the name may say e.g. 'zypper in --ic mplayer' 
> > (--ic=ignore case). Or a --no-ic switch for scripts. Anyway I'd like to be 
> > able to influence the amount of AI.
> ---
> agreed,
> But don't you agree, that to be friendlier to the general populace,
> that AI should be switched on by default, and that 'expert' mode should
> require the switch (--no-ic)

No!  Linux is case-sensitive.  Default should be case-sensitive, no
problem about an option to toggle/change that, perhaps with prominent
notice.  But default should be least surprise and history would make that
case-sensitive.

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