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> What about using -current to discus whether the CDROM distribution
> ought to have an autorun.inf that starts it up under Windows95?

That would seem the issue here :-)
 
> The discussion so far has been:
> 
> A: "Does it have it?"
> 
> B: "No"
> 
> A: "Can you add it?"
> 
> B: "People find autorun disconcerting."
> 
> A: "Can't they disable it?  It seems to me that it would help far
>     more people than it would disconcert."
> 
> B: "No.  They can't disable it"
> 
> C: "Yes, the can.  Here's how..."
>    "(implied) What valid excuses remain for not having one?"
                           ^^^^^^^
                                  That's your opinion

Because most users do not have that knowledge, in practice they 
really can not disable it ;-)

 
> D: "Can't you move this thread?  I (erroneously) believe it's
>     not relevent..."

No, I don't believe going in depth with the windows stuff is relevant 
here.
 
> 
> 					Regards,
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@lambert.org
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.

PS: I apologize for my somewhat crude mail, Terry :)
    I'm not going to "explain", just take it ;-)

Jeroen