On 12/12/2010 12:27 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:41:14 +0100, Dennis wrote: > >>> Don't you trust the results of the testing [process] in general? >>> Or do you think the mentioned tests are insufficient? >>> And why would less verbose update notes be preferable? >> >> I'm not sure what you are referring to. > > I'm trying to understand what exactly your main concerns are: > > 1) The Update Details, which contain instructions for testers as > well as normal users (and which, unfortunately, are overlong and > duplicate due to a bug/feature in bodhi). > > 2) The update itself, which frightens you somehow. Usually the update wouldn't frighten me. It's the message that scared me and that is my concern. No other package contains this kind of message. The kernel, glibc, xorg drivers are all critical components which could cause the system to fail in a serious way yet none of the package updates recommend going through lengthy procedures to make sure they work. Then mdadm comes along and apparently this update is extra dangerous because it contains these procedures that you are supposed to perform. The text says "It is recommended that users remake their initramfs images..." so this is not just a message for developers or testers. Maybe it's just my admin sensitivities that make me actually read these messages before updating packages (most people probably don't) and that cause me to make an assessment about what that update potentially does to the system but if these messages are supposed to be only for testers then they don't belong into the updates for general users. As I said other packages don't contain these kind of warnings so why does mdadm require them? Regards, Dennis -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
