On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:39:34 -0700 Garrick Staples <garrick@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 02:16:22PM -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg alleged: > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Jesse Keating wrote: > > > On Wednesday 18 October 2006 13:06, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > You mean when it overwrites base packages and breaks stuff ? > > > > > > Then should setup road blocks to using rpm? To adding repos at > > > all? To writing as root? The user had taken the step to add > > > something which did NOT come with his/her installation. Adding a > > > NON "supported" repo. From that point on, they're in the "on > > > your own" land, and I'm perfectly happy with their system getting > > > eaten alive. There is a REASON we don't include those repos. > > > Setting up more (easily removable for those that know) roadblocks > > > will do nothing more than confuse the user even more, and create > > > more hostility toward the 3rd party packagers. > > > > "The operation you're about to perform will replace a core > > package. This could make it more difficult to maintain your > > system. If you're *sure* you want to do this, edit foo and change > > bar to baz." > > > > I believe that could help users -- users that are currently > > struggling to understand the trade-offs between using straight > > Fedora and Fedora+3rd parties. But I don't believe it does > > anything to damage the reputations of 3rd party packagers. > > Not that anyone listens to me, but I'd like to go on record to say > that I think this general idea is terrific. Not only for the newbs, > but also as a useful tool for the experts (so you don't have to go > double checking each new thing). +1 FWIW, I'm listening and I totally agree that it will be useful for everyone from newbies to FE packagers to all the folks between. I think some sort of "protect base" or "protect core + extras" is an excellent idea and should be enabled by default. Please...! Ed -- Edward H. Hill III, PhD | ed@xxxxxxx | http://eh3.com/
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