Re: Bug#5217: idled defaults are very aggressive
'Christoph Lameter wrote:'
>
>On 1 Nov 1996 rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu wrote:
>
>rdm >> idled does not support the linux concept of multiple consoles. But you can
>rdm >> specify ttynames to be exempt. The next release will add exemptions for
>rdm >> the linux console tty's to the configuration. Be sure to let it update you
>rdm >> config file.
>rdm >
>rdm >There's a number of potential gotchas with idled.
>rdm >
>rdm >Why can't it have a neutral configuration (like the quotas package),
>rdm >for its default configuration?
>
>Because the way it is right now is optimal. I hate packages asking
>unnecessary questions and dealing with complicated scripts.
>If you want to customize the behavior of idled then read the
>documentation.
I think the optimal way is to provide a neutral configuration. I hate
getting unexpected behavior from packages that assume too much. And I
might be installing the package to read the documentation. I'd prefer
my first experience with the package to /not/ involve putting out its
fires. If necessary, use a question in the postinst "Should I make
idled active [Y/n]". Then remember the answer somewhere (or check the
command line parameter dpkg passes to the postrm so that upgrades don't
ask the questions). I agree that complicated scripts cause even more
problems. But the simple script is not too hard to write!
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