On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 19:09, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 14:59, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > *** James Sparenberg Mon, 01 Sep 2003 13:27:29 -0700 : > > > > > All, > > > > > > There is an interesting discussion on pclinuxoneline.com > > > (texstar's > > > site.) Dealing with the upgrade cycle and some people wondering if the > > > 9.1 to 9.2 upgrade is going to be worth it. > > > > OK, James, thanks for the info, but is there anything new what we > > haven't already read and/or written during such same discussions since > > version 5.3? > > > > It seems that nearly every half year we have the same discussion with > > the same subject and again, the same words and reasoning. One thing > > that's new is that it's *before* a final comes out. Normally this starts > > after a final comes out and someone complains about some bug or feature > > and says "They should have waited until the darn thing is ready!". > > That's the point when the discussion starts. > > > > It's been on the MandrakeForum of old, in the MandrakeClub and - of > > course - many times in the newsgroup. > > > > Nevertheless, I hope that the reasonable posters win again. ;-) > > > > > Wobo, > > I know the discussion. And this isn't in the same vein. It's taking > on a much more "logical" attitude. One of the things being talked about > is something like pushing urpmi and it's usage as an upgrade tool to the > forefront. That's why I mentioned it. It's not what I've seen over and > over. (Remember how everyone hated 7.2 and now they talk about it like > it was the most solid release ever? *grin*) It's not a "complain about > the lousy release session" but more of a "I can't see what's in it for > me to do a wipe and install upgrade" conversation. That's the only > reason I think it's interesting. Not a "bitch" session so much as a > problem solving session... refreshing. > > James >
looked like most of the crew doesn't realize you can upgrade with urpmi :-) whatever. I'll upgrade a few weeks after release and hopefully swsusp will start to work on my Vaio laptop. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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