Bruno Wolff III wrote: >>> For one thing the depsolving algorithm used by yum is slow. >> >>Not so an ordinary human could notice it compared (for >>example) to the time it takes to rebuild the rpms >>from the deltas. > > That depends on how much stuff you update at once. Try updating 6000 > packages (which I just did yesterday and will be doing again on > multiple systems after the mass rebuild) and you will notice some delay. This seems to me to encapsulate the basic argument I have with Fedora, which Stallman touched on in the quote I gave: how many people try to update 6000 packages at one go? What percentage of Fedora-users? 0.01%? The Fedora developers seem to follow the advice of de Valera, president of Ireland in the distant past, "If I wish to know what the Irish want, I look into my own heart." It seems to me that it would be simple to find out what users actually want, eg by a (voluntary) questionnaire at installation-time. In my view, Fedora attaches far too much weight to the views of developers as opposed to the wishes of mere users. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
