Network upgrade from Hardy directly to Jaunty

[Pastor JW]

On Monday 11 May 2009 9:38:28 am Derek Broughton wrote:
> Anthony M. Rasat wrote:
> > Oliver Grawert wrote:
> >>because config transitions between packages are only tested on a
> >>per-release base ... if the naming of config option A changed from "name"
> >>to "newname" >that will only be handled between two releases, if you skip
> >>the release >where it was handled you might lose the former setting
> >
> > I agree. But in other words, you just took the fun out of using Linux.
>
> While I'd have to agree - there are a whole lot of users don't _want_ that
> kind of fun...

I don't think we want to manually configure everything, we want a workable 
default for packages we use BUT we do want to easily be able to change 
certain behavior to suit our own needs.  And we want to be able to NOT have 
to use some packages.  I almost gave up on Kubuntu completely because I 
couldn't get that miserable Kwallet thing disabled in 8.04.  By the time I 
finally got rid of it, I was already looking at different distros.  

> >>given that a default ubuntu install consists of 1000s of packages its
> >> very
> >>
> >>>likely you will lose configurations or end up with broken stuff
> >
> > Aww c'mon, it's like snowboarding, it can be fun but it could brake your
> > leg.
>
> Yep.  Seems like just about the same likelihood of disaster, too :-)

I don't see how snowboarding can be fun; ...you know they do that on SNOW 
don't you?  Now perhaps if the weather was ninety or so maybe... !  ;)



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