Re: (proposed) Mass bug fi ling for debcon f "abuse" by using low|medium priority debconf notes?

2006-09-18 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Frans Pop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Monday 18 September 2006 16:36, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > Frankly, the kernel's "You NEED to restart your computer SOON" message > > is a good example, if it's telling the truth. But that cheats by not > > using debconf. > > Oh yes it does! > When hav

Re: (proposed) Mass bug fi ling for debcon f "abuse" by using low|medium priority debconf notes?

2006-09-15 Thread Christian Perrier
> This note appears to warn the user that he has to restart applications, > and only when the script is *sure* that there are applications to > restart. I think it is harmless, but given that it will never appear to > someone doing the default install, it is also useless now. Maybe it's > worth rem

Re: (proposed) Mass bug fi ling for debcon f "abuse" by using low|medium priority debconf notes?

2006-09-14 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Joey Hess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Christian Perrier wrote: > > In short, a note should only be used for IMPORTANT stuff, so actually > > all debconf notes should be priority highor should not exist! > > It's better to simply remove them all: If it's an error, use the new > error data ty