On 14 October 2010 16:14, Tux99 <tux99-...@uridium.org> wrote: > > > Quote: Ahmad Samir wrote on Thu, 14 October 2010 16:00
[....] >> >> Enabling them by default defies the purpose of having backports at >> all; it's not for new users, it's more for slightly experienced users >> or power users who want the latest versions of apps. > > That's exactly the crucial bit that IMHO needs to change, backports are > very interesting for 'normal' users so we should make sure normal users > can use them. > Don't you see how attractive it is especially for 'normal' users to have > access to the latest versions all the time? > Sure, not everyone wants them, but by integrating the skip.list in the > update GUI we could keep 'conservative' users happy too. > Then you're not talking about new users any more... -- Ahmad Samir
