On Monday 25 November 2002 11:31 pm, Mark Gordon wrote: > OK, confirmed, it's a bug. > http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=34606
Thanks, Mark. I really appreciate the candor. At least it gave me an opportunity to learn how /etc/inittab, prefdm and /etc/sysconfig/desktop interact and work. It is bad, though, because it diminishes trust in the installer. Think about it. We run Linux in user mode because we don't trust ourselves to not make mistakes occasionally in super user mode. But when we run the installer, we put blind trust in the installer and the package provider, who are total strangers. Its like strong encryption -- it doesn't matter how strong it is if you give your password out. > > >�My system now has Red Carpet installed in addition to Evolution. > > That's on purpose, so you can easily install updates to Evolution > and/or its dependencies. That's fine, but I wish that it hadn't replaced so many other things. You guys pride yourselves on delivering a product that is familiar to MS Windows/Office users, and I think you have succeeded with a fine product. One Windows thing I wish you did not emulate, though, is "DLL hell" -- where install programs replace shared libraries with versions that are incompatible with other software that the user depends on. -- _______________________________ Art Alexion Arthur S. Alexion LLC mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexion.com _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
