On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 11:38:38AM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Jamie Wilkinson wrote: > > >I do not expect Robert's package to make any more of an attempt to convince > >you a reboot is required than any of the other kernel packages. > > The current kernel packages include the version number in the package > name, whereas Robert seems to be suggesting that his package would > maintain the same name. As a result, if I upgrade a stable box, I'm > going to need to reboot the system, whereas currently I can upgrade > everything other than the kernel and then deal with the kernel at my > leisure. I think this is a regression.
In some way, it is. The point Jamie holds is that such regression is not really relevant in comparison with the problem the current packages have of updating a package with the same version. And even if it was, I claimed my packages has some advantages, but didn't claim it doesn't have any disadvantages. -- Robert Millan "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)