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I see the benefits, but to me there is a major drawback: +they are not user-friendly : +- current names are readable, new ones aren't, they're just technical +- current naming scheme doesn't bother you with arch information, except on 64 +bits system and only for 32 bits media +- the order of items in current scheme is better : first you see whether it's +Core, Nonfree or Tainted, then if it's Release/Updates/Backports/Updates +Testing/Backports Testing, and then debug media have some more information. +Release and arch are important but many media share the same release and arch +on a given system, so the information should be more discreet. + +This proposal looks good for CLI but not for GUI. I share the objectives, but +am not entirely convinced by the current proposal, unless it comes with +improvements on the UI side. + +Some ideas : +- change the naming scheme but translate it into human readable names in UI +- Implement item 40 for mageia 2 specs : "really use media tags in the package +managers, CLI and GUI: testing, backport, update, etc. Currently, apart from a +hack for media which name contain “backport”, the nature of the media is not +used in urpmi and rpmdrake whereas it could be used to improve usability a +lot. Instead of talking about core-updates, core-updates_testing, etc., talk +about the root media (“core”, “non-free”, “tainted”) and let users choose +whether they want to use updates, backports, updates_testing, +backports_testing flavors of this root media." I haven't had the time to write +a complete spec for that, but if needed I could try to put it higher on my +TODO list. + +Best regards + +Samuel Verschelde +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="009656.html">[Mageia-dev] Changing default media names +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="009658.html">[Mageia-dev] Changing default media names +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#9657">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#9657">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#9657">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#9657">[ 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> |