On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:30:54 +0200, Michael Banck <mba...@debian.org>
wrote:
>Package: network-manager
>Severity: wishlist
>
>On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 06:46:24AM +0200, Michael Meskes wrote:
>> > It’s gnome-software in sid, or g-s-d in jessie, querying PackageKit for
>> > updates.
>> > The default policy is to not schedule any downloads when running on
>> > battery or on a modem connection.
>>
>> Which is not enough IMO. (W)LAN connections cannot be expected to not
>> carry a penalty for download volume. Just think about the now standard
>> way of going on-line while traveling, making your cell play access
>> point. And at least in my area of the world no flat rate is really flat,
>> at least it will be slowed down to crazy low numbers if you reach a
>> certain threshold. Even worse, if you're roaming it'll cost a fortune.
>
>In that case, the WLAN access point ("FooAP" or so) should be tagged as
>"modem", not sure if n-m can do that. Am trying to file a wishlist
>bug for that by BCCing submit@.
I find it deeply disturbing to require another software package, even
if it's from the same ecosystem, to fix issues that were caused by a
terrible misfeature in your own software.
Greetings
Marc
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