Re: [ATTN MAINTAINER] mintty

[Thomas Wolff <towo@towo.net>]

Am 06.06.2020 um 23:53 schrieb Brian Inglis:
> On 2020-06-06 14:09, Achim Gratz wrote:
>> Thomas Wolff writes:
>>> Am 06.06.2020 um 20:43 schrieb ASSI:
>>>> Thomas Wolff writes:
>>>>> There is no such ping on each start, it's only done when you open the
>>>>> Options dialog.
>>>> I don't want that to happen just because I open the options dialog
>>>> either.  So again, please remove it or put it behind a button that
>>>> clearly tells the user what is going to happen.
>>> The version check can be disabled by setting CheckVersionUpdate=0, is
>>> that sufficient?
>> If you make that the default, yes.  :-)
> I can find no mention of this option or action in any announcement: could you
> please ensure that new options added do not change existing behaviour as far as
> possible, or are clearly documented in the ANNOUNCEMENT and NEWS as breaking
> compatibility, and perhaps add a setting for this option at the bottom of the
> Options/Terminal dialogue, for those users who wish to enable it.
> I probably blocked it in my firewall on first use, so you might also want to
> warn users that they could get a firewall prompt.
>
It was listed in the change log of release 2.7.5. It's just an HTTP 
request, so I doubt a firewall will speak up.
Anyway, my proposal is to move it to About, which seems to be common 
practice now (Firefox, Thunderbird).
Votes welcome.
Thomas