Piero Piutti wrote:
I have just joined this mailinglist and I've noticed that one of the hottest topics is the "new look" rpmdrake.Honestly, and I'm not attempting to chastise or malign anyone here for their opinions on this topic, but exactly is it thats so hard to use when it comes to the new presentation of rpmdrake? all the mods are in one place; they're easy to get to; they're presented in a clear and easy to understand manner which allows the user to know exactly what tool is being used to perform the task. The only thing I can possibly see is that they're no longer "together" accessible from *one* interface.
My two cents about this topic...
I've been using MDK 8.2 since last June and I was so enthusiast about it that I have switched all my daily tasks from Windows to Linux.
What made MDK 8.2 so special were its distro-specific tools, the best of which was no doubt rpmdrake. It was so user-friendly it was almost addictive!
So I was looking forward to update to 9.0 and I was expecting it to feature all the good things from 8.2 plus enhancements as long as new stuff.
As far as I can see the new release is very good (stable as rock, I must say - though I have been using it for a few days only), but my "first impression" was definitely spoiled when I found out that rpmdrake had been sliced into three different pieces!
Now it is very uncomfortable to use (at opposite of its predecessor which was 100% user-friendly).
I must conclude then that all this trouble is based solely on the fact that it's different, as in "not looking the same" thats causing all the heartache over this. The tools still work the same, they're all still using the same processes under the covers to get the job done. The added benefit here is that to do an update, install, uninstall, ( I can't remember now what the fourth things is) it's no longer necessary to have "more" stuff running then is actually necessary.
Let me stress here. The _ONLY_ thing that has changed here *is* the look. nothing else that the user sees and/or uses has changed. All this railing on the programmers and decision-makers is groundless and childish. Notice here I am NOT labeling anyone who disagrees with my viewpoint as being childish. I only mean to point out that a mountain is being made out of a molehill.
Lets remember...this is _FREE_ software that is being released to the public with no strings attached. Instead of bitching and biting the hands that feed our appetites for more, newer, and better software we should be happy and enjoying the diversity in the progression of this distribution. They're not going to be able to totally please every Mandrake user each and every time the next level is released.
We should maybe look for and focus on something that is in "real" need of improvement.
I've seen this problem before. I'm a sysadmin/programmer where I work and every time we make a signifigant change to something it's never a good one in the eyes of the users as a whole. Plain and simple folks just don't like change that doesn't happen to make immediate sense to their way of thinking. However, when they're done bitchin and take the time to actually make use the new things or the changes they ultimately begin to see the logic and thought behind the change.
Mark
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