On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 12:27, David Thompson wrote: > Upgrading some package <foo> to the newest version could require > upgrades to <bar>, <qux>, and <fang> as well, plus the addition of > new items <gack> and <rech>. I would appreciate the choice between > "the fixed, same-old version of <foo> which is easy to install" and > "the new version of <foo>, which requires new versions of its > dependents *and* introduces new dependencies which haven't existed > up to this point, plus config file changes, etc., etc., etc." This is certainly the set of choices with gimp2. With its tight coupling with gtk+, it brings a whole slew of dependencies in with it. Howard Owen - Linux Architect "Even if you are on the right IBM Global Services - Cisco Linux track, you'll get run over if you howen@xxxxxxxxx +1-408-853-1381 just sit there." - Will Rogers -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
