Re: How to remove all programs related to a particular task in Woody?
On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 02:56:26AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Paul E Condon wrote:
> > I think there is more to this issue than you realize. The distinction
> > between plain packages and "auto-selected" packages is
> > not so clear cut. There are a lot of cracks into which things can fall
> > and be handled in quite unexpected ways. User expectation is an
> > important issue in database manipulation work. This requires, among
> > other things, an extensive array of tutorial documentation. That it
> > seems to work as you would expect in a few examples is really not
> > enough. Where is the statement of what it actually does? Where is the
> > proof that it does what the statement claims that it does? Where is
> > the proof that what it does is really what users need?
>
> I can't decide whether to do a point-by-point rebuttal or dismiss this
> as so much useless blather, so I think I will do neither, sorry. Try it,
> use it if it works for you, go work on your DB theory or a formal
> correctness proof if not.
>
Peace
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@quiknet.com
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