> Don't see the point. Mozilla knows howto behave in a multi-user 
> environment!

        It doesn't quite follow the standard relationship between /etc (global)
and ~/. files (users).


> So they know what they are doing.

        Yes, but we don't, and "they" are doing it as a cross-platform fix, not
by elegant design.


> BTW mozilla is not ported to linux

        Ever heard of XPCOM?  If that ain't a port...


> it is a suite running on 
> multiple-platforms. Thus a cross-plattform tool. It does not contain so 
> much differences from win to linux & vv.

        That is the point, it was made originally for MS Windows and doesn't
quite follow the POSIX standards and conventions.


> The switch in the advanced preference dialog says to inherit from system 
> options. This tries to determine as many settings from debian system 
> settings. AFAIK this is a debian only feature to integrate mozilla with 
> the debian distribution.

        These aren't Debian system settings, they are POSIX and GNU system
settings.  This shouldn't be optional, and is a sign of something from
abroad.


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