OT: Linux flavors...

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 02:23:13AM -0400, Fairlight wrote:
> > It should *certainly* notice that you have non-stock modules in your
> > directory and warn you.
> 
> If you don't already know you have them, well...  I dunno mate, I come
> from the line of thought that admin tools are there to assist, not to do
> everything for you.  I think the line has to be drawn somewhere, and I
> think that's about the point I'd draw it on this issue.  Your experiences
> on portable modules are not in the majority, I can assure you.  If someone
> was told their extra modules from misc/ or wherever had been copied to the
> next release, they might be expecting them to work just fine, and that most
> certainly may -not- be the case, even in stable trees.  Too much planning
> for the administrative tool code.  At some point, the onus is on the actual
> admin to make sure it's there at the end of the day.  YMMV.

Installer sets up machine for client.

Installer installs custom module to support hardware.

... Installer says "no, YOU, don't do any upgrades ever"?

... cause Installer can't say "upgrade anything *except* kernels", TTBOMK.

*Client* notices and tells maintainer?

There is no good answer there, and there needs to be one; most
computers aren't owned by geeks.

Cheers,
-- jra
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