On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 14:39, Greg Meyer wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 February 2003 02:09 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> >
> > The positive side to all this is that in the Mandrakeclub RPM voting
> > page, you can let it be known if you do not like LM9X Rpmdrake by
> > casting your vote for Ctardif's entry, listed as "rpmdrake 1.4
> > (9.1/i586)". This would bring back the old rpmdrake. FYI...the version
> > of rpmdrake that LM91 Beta 3 has off of the CD's is rpmdrake-2.1-4mdk.
> > The version of rpmdrake that was shipped with LM82 was
> > rpmdrake-1.4-18mdk.
>
> If you are still on 8.2, you must have missed the fact that the new rpmdrake
> was introduced in 9.0 to quite favorable reaction.
Favorable reaction where, exactly? I haven't seen any and I've scanned
all three lists. There's one thread on Expert regarding this titled
"Re: [expert] rpmdrake 9.0, a step backwards :(". This thread contains
the major commentary on this subject that I've been able to find. In
addition to that there is also no support for your "favorable reaction"
theory when you look at the votes on the RPM Voting pages for
rpmdrake-1.4-18mdk. It's gone all the way to page 2 out of 10 and as of
right now is up to 47 votes. After today it will be 49 cause I will be
casting my two cents in the wishing well.
Among the dissenters on the thread above in the Expert list were Dale
Huckeby, Toshiro, David Guntner, Franki and Piero Piutti. James
Sparenburg made the following excellent point:
"Ok now the discussion has gone on to the point of creating two equally
problomatic camps. My question is there a middle gournd. Can the UI of
old be merged with the codebase of new. The answer is yes."
Of the ones that were *for* the new rpmdrake, there was Todd Lyons
alone; and I was unable to discern anybody else in the thread that made
it clear that they were liking rpmdrake 2.1. Bottom line is that I find
no basis in reality for your statement concerning a "favorable
reaction."
> I think it is here to stay.
And I think it depends on the votes. And it should. THAT should be the
determining factor, and not some arbitrary tyrannical decision handed
down from an ivory tower.
LX
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