On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 01:08:24AM +1030, Tim wrote: > > The point it took to click one checkbox to install a shitload of packages. > > User attention is a scarce resource. > > Yes, it is, start paying attention... I said, and I'm quoting from I pegged you for a troll right away. You're making it too easy. > others, that the everything option didn't install "everything". It > installed *lots* of things, but it did *not* install *every* single RPM > that was available. There are numerous reasons for this, I don't care I'm not interested in your strawmen. > whether you like the reasons or not, the reasons are there. I'm not interested in your reasons. I've described end user expectations which are violated, and result in reduce usability. > e.g. On a 32 bit system there's no point, and probably some harm, in > installing 64 bit packages. Certainly so if you try to use them. Then There are no 64 bit packages nor MIPSel in FC5 x86_32, moron. > there's kernels for specific CPUs which you won't have. > > There have always been some packages which conflict with others, they > *cannot* be installed at the same time, there is no resolution to this That's what conflict resolution is there for. Again: it used to work. It no longer works, because the "install everything and the kitchensink" option is no longer there. > other than to not install both of them. Hence anything that pretends to > be an "everything installation" is not, and those picking one hoping > that it is installing everything so are being deluded. > > If you really want to install everything, and it won't work, it's > child's play: CD into the RPMs folder, and do: rpm -i *.rpm If you really want want to make nonconstructive comments, it's a child's play, *plonk* > It will attempt to install all RPMs, there will be no difficulty for you > to try this (no options to pick, no variations), and it will fail. > > > Please stop rationalizing deficits being features. They're not. > > Stop expecting everything to be precisely what you want, it's not going Stop pretending to speak for Fedora users. You most emphatically don't. > to happen. Take your fingers out of your ears and pay attention to the > thread that has explained all of this, in excruciating detail, over the > last few weeks. Those who've created the installation process > understand the problems, even if you do not. Idiots like you are responsible for user experience degradation. Thanks for turning back the Linux clock. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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