sudo timeouts + abiword/gnumeric/planner

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 02:11:43PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:

> I've just done a custom install, and noticed the new default sudo
> behaviour of asking a password every time you use it. I think we should
> revert this change, because it's reeeaaaallly annoying, and I don't think
> we're going to do much better until we look at putting together a much
> better integrated permissions elevation solution, perhaps even for Hoary.

I agree.  I don't think that it makes much difference for the gksudo uses,
and on the command line it's very inconvenient.

> We're currently shipping Planner in the DesktopSeed (no rationale, from
> memory), but I don't think it fits the 'greatest common factor' goal of the
> default install -> only particular users will have a need for it. I propose
> that we shift it back up to SupportedSeed.

Fine with me.

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 - mdz