Am Samstag, 21. Juni 2003 02:49 schrieb Lyvim Xaphir:
> This is absolutely correct.
>
> > Looking to the "outside world" only to interfaces are somewhat comparable
> > to rpmdrake-1.4-alike.
>
> Correct again. Look at Windows 98SR2 at the software "Add/Remove
> Programs" applet in the control panel and you will see this is true. It
> is a kindergarten version of standard rpmdrake.
Never ever compare Linux with windows for design decission. This control-panel
is crap if you think about it. Every app has its own interface to install but
a central interface to remove. To make it worse, half of them have too an own
interface to remove and a quarter of them you will never get clean away from
your system. Further you don't have the same needs on that OS. As I pointed
out. The only somewhat comparable UIs are Yast2 and synaptic (at least what I
know about).
> The purpose behind beginner rpmdrake seems to have been to out-simplify
> XP rather than seeking a unique application match to the users
> (utilizing user input). I personally believe this was a decision handed
> down from management ("ergonomics team") and not a developer's decision;
> which I stand ready to be corrected on this from Buchan, GC, or whomever
> else may have better historic info.
That haven't to be something bad. In comercial software engineering it is
rather normal that developers don't make design decsissions. What I wanted to
point out is if urpmi is enough for advanced user's only interface. I sort of
dislike your complaining kind of speaking and your assumption to be right.
Steffen
