Re: Dpkg Update Proposal
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 02:05:26PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> > in any case, i don't see it as a problem. IMO, the fact that they have
> > different package names is USEFUL information. it tells me that there's
> > something possibly weird or dangerous going on and i should be extra
> > careful before i select it in dselect...maybe even switch to another
> > shell and investigate further by unpacking the package in /tmp and
> > reading the changelog or readme.Debian before installing it.
>
> So you want new users to be scared/confused into doing this with all 300
> packages?
systems administration is a job for an informed and alert mind.
a trained chimp can fake it for a while, but will come unstuck when
anything 'unusual' happens....it's far better for the MCSE genes to be
discovered sooner rather than later.
craig
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craig sanders
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