-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 10:15:45PM +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: > >I don't even upgrade from x to x+1. It is a good way to end up with a lot > >of garbage. Since we have a 2 year cycle for server replacement around > >here, we usually do upgrades at the time (as a fresh install). Much safer. > > the aim here is to try and document this garbage, so as to reduce the > amount of effort that end users need to put in, and so that there is > some reasonable documented process of garbage identification and remedy > action :) That would really be a first. I never saw a migration guide that listed "things that are left behind". I think that is something important and, if you guys are working on it, it is a very laudable effort. > >And for desktops, who cares ? :) > > this isnt a discussion list - the reason why the docs are created are > not up for argument or reason really. We *know* that users are going to > be doing upgrades and the aim is to try and make that as painless as > possible by offering them some sort of a tested path. > > Eg. we all know what happened when centos-4 was released, inspite of > everyone saying dont upgrade live machines, there were still quite a few > people who did! 1) You are taking me way too seriously 2) I should have been more explicity. My point is: who cares is there is any garbage left behind ? That kind of stuff is only a _problem_ on servers. On desktops, they are usually nothing more than a mild annoyance. The current recomendation of "it is possible, but you should consider reinstalling" is a correct one, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, it should be possible, but not _recomended_. Best Regards, - -- Rodrigo Barbosa "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGBu8xpdyWzQ5b5ckRAiYnAKC5ofCFc53qNyrL1igt2w3exqNlbgCfS6Zr 24lBBoahLCwTCJnvxGdQNeI= =HJnv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----