On Wed, 2012-06-20 at 04:53 +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > On 06/02/2012 03:44 AM, Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 15:57 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: > >>> it's a bad design to ask the end user about this kind of thing > >>> during installation. > >> > >> IIRC, I suggested a checkbox in the disk partitioning page, where > >> we're already asking the user all sorts of questions about the > >> filesystem layout and mount points (including putting /tmp on a > >> separate partition), with defaults according to some logic. If the > >> user chooses a standard install, they get the default. > > > > We would very much like to have _fewer_ checkboxes (i.e.: choice) in the > > storage stage, not more. It's unmanageable as is. > > This only works if defaults are 100& "fail-safe and reliable". > > /tmp on tmpfs is not. It's usable as an option in some setups, but will > cause mal-functions in others > > => It is not suitable as default. Again: I'm perfectly happy if it is rejected as a feature. I don't really care either way. What I'd really hate to see is a checkbox in the installer so we are compelled to test both variations... -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
