Comment 8 for bug 891258

I've opened this up for wider discussion, as this will affect enough other people that I don't feel that I can take this decision on my own, and added some of my thoughts on the benefits and risks:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2012-January/034687.html

(Also copied to the ubuntu-server list.)

Feel free to weigh in on the discussion on those lists, of course; I hope something along the lines of consensus will emerge.