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On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 01:23:04PM +0200, Bradley Shuttleworth wrote:
> For my R0.02, sharing files is far better managed by having a "public"
> folder outside the home directory, and mapping it in (via symlinks,
> etc).  That accomplishes the same effect (being able to share files,
> etc.) without having to resort to having everything world-readable.
> 
> That way its obvious to the user where the "public" files go, and also
> that other files _are_ hidden.

I'd much, much rather see a 'private' directory within the home
directory, which is easier to manage, has fewer weird side-effects, and
is more conventional on multi-user systems I've used.

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]