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On 12/21/15 11:11 PM, Rob Foehl wrote:

> Further, the "do it, regardless" aspect of this proposal is particularly
> worrisome: the last thing anyone needs is another unconditionally sourced
> system-wide file in the style of bash_logout.  No more, please.

Ironically, the system-wide bash_logout file is a configurable option that
is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled by a vendor.

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