Re: this debconf stuff is crazy!
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 01:00:57AM -0500, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> Exactly. Those who are screaming about bugs in dexconf and chattr +i
> and all that garbage need to learn how the tools actually work before
> trashing them.
Basic principle of interface design: if a complaint occurs because the user
didn't know what to do, it's almost always the designer's fault.
Particularly if there are no affordances or other cues to give a hint.
If the conf file just said "Run <command here> to unmanage this file. Run
<other command here> to reconfigure using debconf," then this entire thread
could have been avoided. Along with all the irritation and inconvenience
for Debian users.
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