On 8/7/2009 11:07 AM, Richard Hughes wrote: > 2009/8/7 Tom Horsley <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx>: >> Me too. I just wish I could turn off packagekit before I ever login >> so it doesn't lock up the update process as soon as I do the first login before >> I can disable it :-). > > There are many ways to disable it if you wish. > >> Or even wait for the interface to be remotely sensible at all :-). > > I don't know why you put the ":-)" after the insult, it's still an insult. > >> Several of us complained about the unitless progress bars in the >> very first version, but as far as I know you still can't tell if >> it is downloading a 1 meg package over the world's slowest >> connection or downloading a 1000 meg package at a good clip - >> the progress bars would look exactly the same in either case. > > I'm sorry, I must have missed your post on the mailing list with patches. > >> Having installed and updated on lots of different linux distros >> for testing software at work, the debian/ubuntu synaptic GUI >> is as close to perfect as any I have seen, and the suse yast2 >> GUI was about the most annoying until packagekit came along >> and it takes the prize for being annoying. It is almost like >> they carefully researched how all other GUI software update >> tools worked and made sure they left out everything that could >> be considered remotely useful from all previous designs :-). > > No. > > They (the ones who did the actual work) wrote a framework of software, > catering for the needs of these people > http://www.packagekit.org/pk-profiles.html -- Then busy developers > wrote code for free (often in the evenings after work or at weekends), > and designed GUIs. I don't think anyone is under the delusion that the > applications or stack is perfect right now. > > You (the one complaining) use the software for free, and get to file > bugs (which we try to fix) for free. You also get to complain on > public mailing lists without worrying about the consequences of doing > so. You get the latest versions, or testing versions, all for free. > > I get to read your emails, and wonder why the hell I'm sitting here > trying to make a difference. > > Richard > For the rest of us Richard. The quiet majority. Not the 'bitchy' minority. -- David
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