On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:03:21 +0100 Dennis Jacobfeuerborn <dennisml@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > In the latest round of updates I saw this message displayed in > PackageKit for the mdadm update: > > "This update will fix bugs and other non-critical problems. > > This notification was issued on 08/10/2010. This is certainly suspicious. It is old enough that it looks like a boilerplate warning that hasn't been removed. F14 *was* rawhide on that date. [snip] > Apart from the duplicated last paragraph since when are users > supposed to test updates? Do you by chance have updates-testing turned on? Even if you don't, the actual answer is that users are always testing updates, even on proprietary systems. There is no way to absolutely test all effects of changes to any reasonably complex piece of software. > Why is such an invasive and difficult procedure recommended even > though the update merely fixes "bugs and other non-critical problems"? > If it is recommended that users rebuild theit initramfs where is the > explanation of how to do so? > Why is rebooting the machine to see if it properly reboots considered > a wise testing procdedure and why is there no description of what to > do if the system *doesn't* reboot properly? As I said above, I think this is boilerplate from the testing period that just wasn't removed. > > This looks like something that belongs in rawhide and not in a stable > release. Was there maybe a mixup and this update should have gone > into rawhide instead? See the above possible explanation. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
