Feedback is certainly both constructive and appreciated when it's expressed like this. Speaking personally, my mind turns off when I see people saying how disgusted they are, or how this "feature" is going to prevent them from buying a player. That's out of proportion to the issue and it detracts from more rational arguments and suggestions.

The suggestion to override the default boot action seems reasonable (but probably NOT with a simple .ini modification - we need to flash some big disclaimers, so emplode would seem like a better tool for the job). I'm sure it will be discussed (in fact it already has been, in part) but these decisions can't be made as quickly as we are used to with other issues.

Do keep the feedback coming, but prepare yourselves that sometimes the answer will be no. I think this one has only blown up because it's taken on a kind of civil liberties slant (like the GPL thread!) and that's something that will always provoke a flamewar.

Rob