On Wednesday 23 June 2010 20:32:34 Nathan Dorfman wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com> wrote: > > "Nathan Dorfman" <n...@rtfm.net> wrote: > >>On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM, <jonas.diaz.1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> I think is very simple...that option can be added but not make it the > >>> default choice, so anyone that can and want to activate it will be > >>> satisfied. We are just making Ubuntu richer in users' options. > >> > >>I agree. This is exactly what I'm proposing. A valid point has been > >>raised about increased load on the update servers, but I think that's > >>an issue that will have to be addressed if needed, rather than a valid > >>reason to continue not having an hourly update option. > >> > >>Moreover, how many people would even see the option or bother to > >>enable it? I would guess that most people probably don't want to be > >>harassed by update-manager more than once per day. On the other hand, > >>if you're in the subset of users who have "Install security updates > >>without confirmation" enabled, you might probably find that checking > >>for updates only once per day is insufficient. > >> > >>Lastly, it is worth noting that Fedora is also a pretty high-profile > >>distribution, and they're able to provide this option (presumably) > >>without their servers grinding to a halt. Again, I would venture to > >>guess that only a small fraction of their users actually change the > >>setting from its default of "daily." > >> > > AIUI, it wouldn't help much on Ubuntu since by default u-m doesn't pop up > > it's window for security updates if it's been opened in the last two > > days. > > Wow. Honestly, I wasn't even aware of this. However, what if the > 'install security updates without confirmation' option is enabled? > > > Scott K
I am going to be the devil in this discussion and just ask .. is this even necessary? Sure, might be a "nice to have" option, but are hourly update checks really worth the effort. I honestly cannot think of a single bug (even security related) that would be so critical a user needs it on the hour instead of once a day. Like I said, its nice to have, but is it really worthwhile making somebody do the work needed for this if only a very small subset of people will use it for what I see as really very little gain. There are bigger issues that that time can be spent on rather. Gareth McCumskey -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
