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Re:Xdg-ninja: checking your $HOME for unwanted files and dir... by wang_li on Thursday March 06, 2025 @11:14AM (#43281840)
I believe the point they are making is that for plenty of tools people don't change any configuration settings. If I haven't changed from the application default setting, why is the application creating a configuration file in my home directory hierarchy?
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Re:Xdg-ninja: checking your $HOME for unwanted files and dir... by hulitu on Thursday March 06, 2025 @06:19PM (#43286023)
Yes. That's the point. If i didn't ask for (a config) file, don't create one.
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Re:Xdg-ninja: checking your $HOME for unwanted files and dir... by johnisgood on Friday March 07, 2025 @01:19PM (#43292625)
As a developer, I would rather have a default configuration file than hardcode the defaults into my own code, but that is just my opinion.
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