[Galene] Re: suggestion: "others" in config file, versus "anon" in web interface

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On 1/1/21 6:00 PM, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
>> in the config file for a group, the user "others" can be set for
>> anonymous users.  theses anonymous users appear with nickname: anon in
>> the web interface.
> 
> That's not how "others" works: it specifies users that don't have the
> right to turn their camera on until they have been given the "present"
> permission by the operator (using the command "/present").
> 
> There are two ways of setting up a group in Galène:
> 
>    - give all users the "present" persmission -- the administrator can then
>      silence disruptive users using the "/unpresent" command;
>    - give users just the "other" persmission -- the administrator can then
>      use the "/present" command to voice a user.
> 
>> what did you think if we change the "others" to "anonymous" in the config file?
> 
> A better name would be welcome, but "anonymous" is a bad choice -- an
> anonymous user is just one that has an empty username.  This is controlled
> by the "allow-anonymous" field.
> 
> -- Juliusz
> 
thanks for your answer.

I activateed the "allow-anonymous" and also the "others" fields, it was confusing for me.
it is more clear now :p