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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] mageiaupdate and the list of updates</H1>
<B>Renaud MICHEL</B>
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<I>Sat Jul 2 23:26:28 CEST 2011</I>
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<PRE>On samedi 02 juillet 2011 at 22:10, Jim Whitby wrote :
><i> On 07/02/2011 03:10 PM, Renaud MICHEL wrote:
</I>><i> > No, that is a bad idea, because you should not update a program while
</I>><i> > it is running (some won't care, others may have strange problems as
</I>><i> > some files they rely on have changed, or even corrupt what the user
</I>><i> > was working on), so the user must be aware of what is being upgraded
</I>><i> > so he can eventually stopped the concerned program.
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</I>><i> Interesting. I need educating. What program(s) that you have updated,
</I>><i> that required you to stop using it *now*?
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</I>><i> > Or if he is working on something important he may prefer to delay the
</I>><i> > update when his work is finished.
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</I>><i> Ah! So that's how it works? I can upgrade and restart my program when I
</I>><i> feel like it?
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</I>><i> > And even if none of the programs to be upgraded are in use at the
</I>><i> > moment, he may prefer do delay the update to avoid an IO-intensive
</I>><i> > task if he is working on something that requires all the resources of
</I>><i> > his computer.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> So, *not* upgrading isn't an option? Saying no isn't possible? I can't
</I>><i> just do it later?
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I don't understand what's your point, of course you can upgrade when you
want, that's exactly why I wrote it was a bad idea to have the upgrades made
automatically without asking the user.
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Renaud Michel
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