The advocates for the change say that desktop applications give password feedback, so sudo should do as well. I advocate against the change for the same reason: server applications don't give password feedback, so sudo should not as well.
The correct way to fix this is *not* by screwing off one population to help the other. The correct way to fix this is to have different prompts for desktop and server users, based on availability of a DISPLAY. This is already done for login, SSH passphrases. In Maverick I noticed that my gpg-password-protected files now also trigger a modal visual password prompt window. sudo should do the same. It's certainly a more complex ride, but it's the right way.
This bug is about coherence.
The advocates for the change say that desktop applications give password feedback, so sudo should do as well. I advocate against the change for the same reason: server applications don't give password feedback, so sudo should not as well.
The correct way to fix this is *not* by screwing off one population to help the other. The correct way to fix this is to have different prompts for desktop and server users, based on availability of a DISPLAY. This is already done for login, SSH passphrases. In Maverick I noticed that my gpg-password- protected files now also trigger a modal visual password prompt window. sudo should do the same. It's certainly a more complex ride, but it's the right way.