On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 12:02 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 09/12/2017 05:36 AM, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> [ ... ] Linux, from how I understand the results of this debate,
now
> *better* is getting rebooted after updates. This wasn't necessary
> in earlier times.
>
> Would you agree on these last two sentences, Sam, or anyone else?
I don't agree. I really don't think anything has changed. It has
always been somewhat risky doing live upgrades, although it's possible
that now more programs are doing runtime dynamic loading (plugins, etc.)
which makes it extra risky. Either way, some users have been getting
caught by these problems without knowing why, so there is now a way for
those not so technical users to safely update their systems. The
default method is safe. However, nothing has changed for those that
believe they know what they are doing. There is no obstacle for them to
continue doing live updates. I really don't see why this is such a big
deal. I am happy that there is a safe way for my users (teachers,
elementary students, my mom) to safely upgrade their computers without
having to call me in.
That looks like a considerable change for the better on Linux - and "Elementary
students", from what I gather via Google, are maximum 14 or 15 years old. I
wasn't aware of it ..
Thanks.
Regards
Wolfgang
> I usually do the release upgrades for them so I
> can keep most of them on the same release, but some of them have done
> that themselves as well.
>