umask in Debian
This is a draft page to keep track of the disussions the default umask value in Debian.
Default value
022 until base-files 5.2, and 002 after.
Discussions about its default value
http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/m0piQuw-0002dGC.ijackson@nyx.cs.du.edu (and other threads that month)
http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20000606124318.C31198@gerf.org
http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/4BE830C8.5050009@gmail.com
Related bugs
In base-files 248140, 581666
Issues with a value of 022