[Pidgin] #9046: Auto-away sets away message...

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#9046: Auto-away sets away message...
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 Reporter:  Daemonax   |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  new         
Milestone:             |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.5      |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  Auto away  |  
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Comment(by sambrightman):

 Good to clarify. But the fact remains that all software does plenty of
 things the user didn't explicitly ask for. There is nothing insecure,
 insidious or distasteful about this behaviour in general, just that some
 people don't like it. It's not leaking personal data or taking over the
 computer, and it's not a repeat annoyance. Auto-away is pretty standard
 behaviour that one would expect from IM clients, setting it as default,
 and the status that accompanies it is a matter of preference, not control
 over one's computer. And it's in the preferences.

 I'm completely disinterested in whether it actually happens or not, but I
 respect the need not to tinker every preference to every interest group.
 If there's a solution that doesn't amount to "do it my way because i
 prefer it", that would be more constructive.

 And there is always an element of language leaking through to the other
 user: after all, the available and away statuses are themselves in
 English, aren't they? It seems a very very particular corner case, and
 there is an existing, simple solution.

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