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Alberto Passalacqua schreef: >> The parsing speed is what should be improved in 10.3, but what is faster, >> download or parsing, depends on Internet connection speed, internal computer >> I/O speed, amount of RAM and CPU speed. > > In my opinion the evaluation of how the update system work should be > independent from users' habits. We can't think to change their habits, > it's a fight lost before it starts. It's easier to change the software, > or the user will change it ;-) > > Of course I did my reasoning thinking to a user who works always on the > same machine and with the same connection. I do not work allways on the same machine, but on every other machine it is just as disturbing. > That user would notice a huge increase of the update/install time in > more recent versions of suse than in past ones (9.3, 10.0), without any > advantage for him. Exactly.. > The download time is related to the connection speed, and the user is > accustomed to his connection, so he will accept a long download time if > he has a slow connection. > > On the contrary he will not accept a long parsing time, because it > wasn't there before, it's not there in other distributions and in other > operating systems. This is clean thinking.... > When developing a new software, the key point is to think as the user > thinks, and not to try to find excuses to justify problems, or > workarounds to make users accept the status quo. Yes, i totaly agree to this opinion ;-) > Regards, > Alberto > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - -- Have a nice day, M9. Now, is the only time that exists. OS: Linux 2.6.18.8-01-default x86_64 Huidige gebruiker: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systeem: openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64) KDE: 3.5.5 "release 45.4" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGK6AJX5/X5X6LpDgRAvlbAKClEQxC6hGwSC72XGCG55rES/vnMACbBF7M rHIhwnyXXpnquO2WUxDdjzo= =oaJN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
