On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 23:06, Lamar Owen wrote:
On Thursday 08 January 2004 09:48 pm, Jef Spaleta wrote:
Lamar Owen wrote:
original RPM, in which case the advantage is negated. They should learn to keep the CD or other local repository around anyway to be able to roll back errant updates.
Whoa!!!!! are you saying that you actually expect people to KEEP the install media around or to KEEP a local repository ondisk.
If Windows users can do it, why not the Elite Linux Userbase. :-)
1. b/c windows users have their media, sometimes b/c they HAVE TO 2. windows users normally don't have 3+ isos of data 3. windows has a definitive THIS ONE binary is windows98 4. windows users can't recompile their stuff and give it the same build number 5. I know a number of linux users who cannot convincingly login. They certainly won't be able to keep track of a couple of cds they burnt 6 months ago.
-sv