Bug#376050: please do not claim to "Manage permissions with debconf"

[Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr>]

Frank Küster <frank@kuesterei.ch> wrote:

> Do you really think that "postinst script" or even "post-installation
> script" is an appropriate wording for a user who has no idea what is
> happening in which order after pressing some keys in
> aptitude/synaptic/...?  I don't think we should use such technical
> terms.  

FWIW, I think that "post-installation script" is fine. First, it is
self-explaining, and second, it can contribute to educate newbies (not
at all pejorative). This is what I consider an important positive aspect
of the Linux user experience[1] compared to the Windows one: usually,
software authors don't assume users are dumb and therefore don't hide
the reality. By regularly using the system and showing a minimum of
curiosity, you become more and more knowledgeable.

Just my 2 cents.


  [1] Well, at least the Debian one.

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Florent