Re: git: 225639e7db68 - main - vt: Disable bell by default

From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:23:15 UTC
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 01:37:00PM +0200, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:21:33 +0300, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 07:38:15AM +0000, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
> > > commit 225639e7db685a4047e384abdbc296c0e02bd147
> > >
> > >  vt: Disable bell by default
> > > 
> > >  Bell is either useless if you're working on remote servers or
> > >  really annoying when you're working with a local machine that
> > >  have a loud buzzer.  Switch the default to have it disable.
> >
> > For you, not for me, for example. Also, this is violate POLA.
>
> Just set kern.vt.enable_bell=1 in /etc/sysctl.conf and you will be
> happy again.

Actually, it should've been the other way around: it if annoys *you*,
then you should just set kern.vt.enable_bell=0 in /etc/sysctl.conf
and be happy.  I'm also used to it, it's a nice indicator that things
work normally, including the bell itself.

> And POLA doesn't means that we can't change a thing.
 
FWIW, controversial changes like this should go through the formal
review process, giving everyone interested a chance to chime in, not
like closing the differential in less than 24 hours.
 
./danfe