On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 02:05:26PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > in any case, i don't see it as a problem. IMO, the fact that they have > > different package names is USEFUL information. it tells me that there's > > something possibly weird or dangerous going on and i should be extra > > careful before i select it in dselect...maybe even switch to another > > shell and investigate further by unpacking the package in /tmp and > > reading the changelog or readme.Debian before installing it. > > So you want new users to be scared/confused into doing this with all 300 > packages?
systems administration is a job for an informed and alert mind. a trained chimp can fake it for a while, but will come unstuck when anything 'unusual' happens....it's far better for the MCSE genes to be discovered sooner rather than later. craig -- craig sanders
