Cory K. wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:09:37 -0500 >> "Cory K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> This should have been a separate thread as it has nothing to do with >>> the subject. >>> >>> This will _not_ get set in a new package as it would mean another >>> package to maintain. We are creating a app that will allow users to >>> set items in limits.conf. I will ask about the possibility of setting >>> the limits.conf stuff in the -audio package but realize things aren't >>> as easy as they might seem. >>> >>> Touching limits.conf means editing another packages file. Thats a no >>> no in alot of people's minds. Moving where we set it might raise some >>> eyebrows. >>> >>> I suggest people use that or learn a little more about the system and >>> apps they are trying to use. >>> >>> -Cory >>> >>> >> I don't know anything about packaging, so I also don't know the hassles >> of maintaining an additional package. As far as I understand it it >> shouldn't matter if it is where it is now or in audio, it manipulates >> another packages files in both cases. >> >> Where will you place the package? Will the user be able to find it >> initially and know what to do? Else it's rather senseless imho. >> >> > > Its not "in" anything a user will actually see. It would most likely end > up in a post-install script as part of the .deb. > > Also, what has to be considered is installing this package (updated > -audio package) on a existing system can overwrite a users existing > .conf. A BIG no no (but not unheard of). Many more people install the > -audio meta than the -settings package so we are gonna have to weigh the > impact of the move *if* it happens. > > >> The thing I (and obviously not only I) am worried about is the initial >> user experience. Users that don't want the Desktop (and there >> are quite some reasons for that) currently get a not-working audio >> system. That's just, uhm, well.. yeah.. >> >> > > One could always grab -settings by itself but that will change some > other things users might not want. > > >> You probably know yourself how informative the wiki currently is and >> how many people usually give support on irc and what pain that same >> thing was at the initial release of ubuntu studio. >> >> > > Actually, the things we set in limits.conf were taken directly from the > wiki which actually existed before we officially became a distro. :) > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/DapperPreparation That > page is linked to a couple of times throughout the Ubuntu Studio wiki pages. > > The team will look at whats best from a technical POV (which sadly > trumps a users POV too often) and do the best we can. > > Best thing to do might be to educate users on our upcoming > ubuntustudio-controls app. Which aims to address common settings among > multimedia production users. > > -Cory
Luke. Can you weigh in on this? -Cory \m/ -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
