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Re: packages with hook interfaces and no documented hook policy



Michael Biebl wrote:
> Also; You said, the hook breaks suspend/hibernate. I don't agree this is the
> case. If there is no upgrade running, the hook will exit immediately.
> If there is an upgrade running, the hook simply blocks until the upgrade has
> finished. Suspend/Hibernate is still not 100% reliable, so this is probably a
> safe choice.

... unless the system is being suspended because it is critically low on
battery, and is going to crash and lose the user's work and need a fsck
otherwise.

Suspend may not be 100% reliable on all hardware or in all
circumstances, but that is not a good excuse to make it significantly
less reliable, really.

-- 
see shy jo

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