> And better than both would be a warning of some kind that informs of the > situation, but still allows the user to override the developer's > decision to prevent the installation of software he wants.
Unstable releases are a feature of every distribution I've heard of, including Ubuntu. > Implausible, since macromedia's main testing environment would obviously > be firefox. > > Again, put the user in control of the situation, not the packager. If you put the user in control of the situation, you get source code. The very reason we don't have this is because the user doesn't want to be in (full) control, the user wants someone else to fully test the latest combinations and make sure it all works great. Then get the canned packages. Do you want to patch your own kernel for exploits, or let someone else patch them for you and ensure that they work first? Do you want to install all your own software, or let other people see if it's stable first? I fully believe that this update should have been in unstable immediately, for the reason you mentioned. But in general, allowing opportunities for breakage just isn't an option. This fix would have taken hours if it wasn't found to destroy Konqueror. However, the MD5 problem gave the devs time to figure out how to proceed. It also only affected new installations, not existing ones. Stopping to evaluate what to do about an upgrade that left some people high and dry was the right answer. The right answer, furthermore, was to give a workaround to the small percentage of users and let the vast majority have workability again. This bug was handled correctly (though I would have liked to see a decision faster). Keeping the same mechanisms will yield correct operation in the future. -- flashplugin-nonfree fails to install... new version? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173890 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
