On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Leon Fauster <leonfauster at googlemail.com> wrote: > Am 09.10.2014 um 16:57 schrieb Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com>: >> I have. And I know how to. Ascii sort order is a straightforward >> concept for both humans and computers. I knew how to deal with >> scenarios with subtle issues like the network service 'completing' >> startup even though the connected switch was still doing spanning tree >> and the next network operation would fail. And now I don't know how >> to tell how introducing some new arbitrary service will interact with >> an existing arbitrary set. > > As I said, because you don't known doesn't mean its faulty -> human factor. "human factor" means it is extra work for someone who was already using a linux distribution because it did what they wanted - which doesn't seem good to me either. And since I don't understand it, I don't know how to prove that some arbitrary addition can't cause a dependency loop when added to some arbitrary existing configuration. Do you? >> You are just deferring the pain unless you plan to retire before EOL >> for EL6 and foist the work off on someone else. > > > An interesting idea, that was born in your head, right? No, it is a very real scenario for me. If I leave the upgrades for someone else it will probably be the end of linux use here. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com