Re: Slink upgrade and xwindows
On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 01:37:58AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 07:32:59PM -0800, George Bonser wrote:
> > Well, maybe I should READ those package descriptions :)
>
> I should make this the offical motto of the Debian X packages.
>
> I don't know how I am supposed to "support" XFree86 if people won't read:
>
> 1) the Debian release notes
> 2) the Debian package descriptions
> 3) anything in /usr/doc/* with the string "README" in the filename
> 4) anything in /usr/doc/* with the string "FAQ" in the filename
> 5) a prompt in the xbase postinst that says:
>
> The xbase package is obsolete and may be removed (with "dpkg --remove xbase").
> If you are upgrading from Debian 2.0 or earlier, you should read the
> usr/doc/xbase/README.Debian file. Read this file now? (y/n) [y]
>
> There is NO WAY this message did not appear at the time the xbase package
> was upgraded.
>
> I sometimes wonder why I bother writing any documentation at all. People
> will just ignore it and then chime in with profound insights like
>
> "THIS----------------------------------SUCKS!!!!!!!!"
>
> when anything changes.
>
> I have tried very hard to get the Debian XFree86 packages into a state
> where they reliably meet two goals:
> 1) they help out the user who doesn't know X inside and out
> 2) they stay out of the way of the user who knows exactly what he's doing
>
> Needless to say, they are far from perfect in achieving these ends, but if
> you have an argument that the X packages as they were a year ago when I
> took over maintainership were better at doing the above than they are now,
> I'd like to hear it.
>
> --
> G. Branden Robinson |
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FWIW, I think you're doing a great job with the X packages. I haven't
had any problems at all with any of the upgrades... well... uh.. except
for that one time when there was a typo in one of the config files. It
was easy enough to fix though. Keep up the good work!
Mike
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