Re: Debian as a social group and how to develop it better
On Monday 2002 December 02 07:59, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 02:02:45PM +0000, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 12:27:40PM -0800, Xavian-Anderson Macpherson
wrote:
> > > Linux must be converted into a system that
> > > ABSOLUTELY NEVER needs to be rebooted for ANY reason at all.
> >
> > Why? What advantage is there in eliminating a few seconds delay, once
> > per installation?
>
> In fact, I would argue that the reboot during installation serves as
> proof that the step 'Make System Bootable' has actually succeeded.
> Or, to put it another way, it's interesting to note that this step has
> failed early on, rather than later when such a failure might mean a
> lot more pain.
Very good point!! I geuss I have this dream of a perfect world in which
things always work. Yeah, that is unrealistic of me!!
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