On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 19:21, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Frederik Nnaji" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hello Florian, > > > >On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 17:37, Florian Bruhin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 2010/8/2 Frederik Nnaji <[email protected]>: > >> > *Does* Ubuntu warn the user beforehand that the updates about to be > made > >> > will eventually require a restart? I can't recall.. > >> > >> As fair as I know, it does not. However, a warning like this indicates > >> something like "Your system will not work at all when you don't > >> restart as soon as the update is complete". In fact, this would most > >> likely prevent some users from installing these updates, as they don't > >> have the time or aren't in the mood to restart the computer in the > >> middle of their workflow. > > > > > >well then obviously yes, right? > >If a restart is necessary and the system would become unstable otherwise, > >that's a clear danger on a production machine. > >Not alerting the user about this consequence of an action he is about to > >make is like selling poison in water bottles.. me no like. > > That isn't what happens. > > With the exception of Firefox updates, the old version works fine until > restart. What you don't get is the benefit of the update. Firefox will stop > working if not restarted (and warns about this). > > Scott K so then red is the wrong color
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