GNU bug report logs - #30190
27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, fixed, security

Found in versions 27.0.50, 24.3

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #134 received at 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 30190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:58:48 -0400

> Of course, nothing.  I imagine it's for historical reasons; probably
> someone introduced ?* at some point in term.el and nobody cared about it.

I think this ?* came before the ?. of read-passwd, actually.

> Let's be realistic, these kind of changes usually are not welcome.
> Not a problem though.  It's very minor issue and many people would love ?.

Could be.  I personally really don't have a preference, but I can
definitely see that ?* might be more legible, and hence preferable for
"rational" reasons rather than a mere preference.

And I'm having trouble imagining people being emotionally tied to ?.


        Stefan
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