Default permissions

Kevin Cole schrieb am 21.10.2005 19:46:

> Question: Who's your target average user?
> 
> If your target is tech savvy people, then you can explain
> permissions and the reasoning for the defaults, whatever
> you choose.

Sure, but these people are not my target.

> However, if your target audience is the somewhat inexperienced
> user, coming from a Windoze environment, it makes no sense to
> use a default merely because of tradition -- or because of a
> justification that is beyond their ken. It ain't your father's
> Internet any more.

Sorry, maybe you misunderstood me or I misunderstand you now.

> I come down on the "your data is private unless you specifically
> put it somewhere public (shared folder)" side of the fence, as
> I think a large segment of the audience is people who are not
> particularly savvy.

ACK. That's also my point of view.

Regards,
     Christoph
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