Re: Ximian Install dictates?

[jacob berkman <jacob ximian com>]

On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 08:38, Hartnett wrote:
> I installed RH 7.2 on a test system and then started the download for
> Ximian. Why the heck would balsa and jpilot be listed as a necessary
> removals to install Ximian?

there are already bugs filed against these:

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11695
http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11700

feel free to add comments complaining about it.

it's basically due to things needing a newer version than shipped with
red hat 7.2, but things in red hat 7.2 need the older version.

> I must say I feel a bit concerned that Ximian is trying to dictate what
> to and not to use, shades of MS? 

it's not due to evil aspirations, merely lack of testing / bug fixing in
the packages.

> Hopefully I am wrong on this and there is a real reason for this to be
> done, none were listed.
> I think that the Ximian install process needs to give detailed reasons
> why something needs to be removed, or better yet, give the user the
> options of what to do at this time. Example, if something "needs" to be
> removed, state why, and an alternative path as to not have to do the
> "necessary" removals, this could be an app that the user wants and
> needs.
> For the most part I like the Ximian desktop. Would prefer them not
> messing with menus as they do, and some other minor things, but that is
> preference. But I currently can think of no reason that an app like
> balsa would need to be removed to install Ximian?



jacob
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