Subject: bug#12370: 24.2.50; Unconditionally inhibit startup echo area message

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:34:17 -0400

> IMO there should be another possible value option for
> inhibit-startup-echo-area-message - a non-nil, non-string value
> unconditionally inhibits the startup echo are message.

Why?

        Stefan

PS: The main reason for the strangeness is that we want to make sure
that the startup message is not disabled site-wide, which would prevent
a new user from seeing it.