On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:26:38 -0400 Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 06:39:50PM -0400, seth vidal wrote: > > You want a technical solution to a socio-political problem. > > > > They historically don't work. For evidence of these see Bruce > > Schneiers website. :) > > They work very well providing they exist to persuade people and guide > them not to enforce [1]. It isn't enforcement we need but guidance > > There is a very good case for > > "Package [foo] from 'unimploded-wombats-repository' wishes to replace > glibc in your base system. This may lead to future update or > incompatibility problems. Are you sure Y/N" Yes! And perhaps add a URL to a page containing a more in-depth explanation. The aspect that many people (esp. Seth Vidal) seem to be overlooking is the opportunity to *help* people understand what's happening. And what the implications are and why. People can learn from experience. And people can make more informed judgements when the information is at hand. Ed -- Edward H. Hill III, PhD | ed@xxxxxxx | http://eh3.com/
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