On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Paul Jakma wrote:
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
I don't think it should be off by default (because most people want to have
automatic security upgrades)
I see this argument, however I don't think it's a generally accepted one. If
it were, then Debian would by default automatically run "apt-get
upgrade/update".
s/[.]/, surely?/
Similar thing for most of the remaining full stops. ;)
However, it does not, for the same reason that flash-kernel should not run by
default: It can render a box unbootable and so should require user
affirmation.
Worse, an automatic kernel-flash may require hardware-warranty-nullifying
modifications to recover from, if one wishes to avoid re-installing. It
/really/ requires that a user do a test-boot via TFTP before flashing, IMHO
(I didn't even realise I had part-bricked my box via an apt-get upgrade till
much later).
I am now well-enough informed about Debian on Thecus to be able to avoid this
problem, but it's not a nice experience for new users..
regards,
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