--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 18:55 -0800, > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > As far as updates: If an app or utility or > library works just fine, > > no problems--they usually do from the initial > install--why be > > concerned over the latest update? But I see it > all the time. It > > must be some kind of complusive-obsessive disorder > variant. I have a > > friend, a retired career computer admin, programmer, > you name it, who > > has this disorder. It is impossible for him not > to constantly keep > > his system fully updated even if what is being updated > is rarely if > > ever needed or even used. > > It is next to impossible to avoid if you install a new > piece of > software, though. It'll depend on other more recent > files, then you > have to update those, and further, dependencies. > Which can be quite > pain when installing one new thing involves hundreds of > megs up updates. > It can be easier to just periodically keep things up to > date, to head > off that sort of thing. I was referring to unsupported versions. I have no problems with updating, per se. I'm just not fanatical about it. B -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
