Re: [Usability] copied from cd => read-only

[Corey Burger <corey burger gmail com>]

On 12/23/05, Kovacs Baldvin <baldvin cs elte hu> wrote:
> Hi List!
>
> My users complained a couple of times, so here it is:
>
> When they use a default gnome desktop, and copy some files
> (maybe recursively hundreds) from a cd to a folder then
> the files become read-only. (Technically: they'll have
> a 444 mode).
>
> This is a very bad default. Sometimes it is ok, for example
> movies, but a lot of times these are .doc files. And my users
> are absolutely non-technical, so right click, properties,
> etc. is way more than they'd do before calling support.

I happen to agree with this. Was there a rationale choice behind this
or is this a bug?

Corey