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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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Too many media sources are confusing to +</I>><i> users. But clean separation is important for users who live in certain +</I>><i> jurisdictions (and also potentially for mirror servers in certain +</I>><i> jurisdictions who may not be able to carry tainted, but can carry +</I>><i> non-free) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Hope that explains the issue. It would be nice to solve it, but I'm not +</I>><i> sure how without another media than that's a pain to support cleanly. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Col +</I> +Real life is confusing. :-( + +Hide the messy bit. They can edit urpmi.cfg if they want to. + +The user interface should just ask simple questions; like, +"Do you want to avoid non-free software?", +"Do you want to avoid possibly patented software?", +"Do you want to avoid backported software?", +"Do you want to avoid software not approve by QA yet?", and +"Do you want to avoid software that gives debug messages?". +Where each of those questions applies to half of the repositories. + +I am assuming automatic answers to the unasked questions about +updates and about 64 bit versus 32 bit. Each of which also +applies to half of the repositories. + +Five answers handle 128 repositories. + +If you assume that only advance users will want to know about +backports, testing and debug then you only have to ask TWO +questions. Maybe three; non-free, tainted, advanced? + +This should be posted somewhere else, I just don't know where. + + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="016601.html">[Mageia-dev] gstreamer0.10-faac - package request +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="016633.html">[Mageia-dev] gstreamer0.10-faac - package request +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#16632">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#16632">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#16632">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#16632">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |