Mark, Hans, > > > * Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl> [2006-05-30 12:36:22 +0200]: > > > > They will, one cannot assume a internet connection and even if one > > > > assumes an internet connection, phoning home applications are evil! > > * Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org> [2006-05-30 14:32:33 +0200]: > > One could argue that a 4 MB database on my hard disk drive, when I need > > a single 3 kB file out of it, is evil. I have no problem with > > applications phoning home as long as they ask me before. For systems > > with no internet connection, people can download the file from the web > > and copy it manually. > > A 4MB database is well into the noise for most distributions. For any > that actually care, it should be easy to package the data separately. Another advantage of the online approach is that data for new boards can be added on a daily basis. I don't expect distributions to update the database after the initial installation. So it might still make sense to either integrate a database update mechanism in the user-space tool, or at least to fallback on querying the online database directly if the local database doesn't know anything about the motherboard. -- Jean Delvare
