Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (868 mails)

[Larry Stotler <larrystotler@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Anton Aylward <anton.aylward@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Its not the 'patterns' that Carl Hartung speaks of, so much as amount of
> stuff that is hardwired in.  Its like pulling at a loose thread on your
> jumper.  You end up with something other than what you actualy wanted.

SuSE has always had an issue with dependency hell.  It gets better and
then it gets worse.

As for editing the patterns, when you deselect something useless and a
security risk, like irDa, it breaks all kinds of other needed
stuff(haven't checked 11.4 yet tho).

Linux will always fail on the desktop because too many packagers feel
the need to require too many things that aren't neccessary.

As an owner of a small computer shop for years, I have NEVER had a
customer who actually used these Desktop search tools.  When I ask
them if they use it and then explain what it is and how it can slow
down their computer, they want it gone.

I had a customer who worked for a lawyer who had over 1GB of word
files she had transcribed.  She didn't need the search, the lawyer
did, and then he didn't use it.  So, where's the benefit?  For the
average user?  Not the developer.
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