On 5/5/2010 2:55 AM, Peter Nikolic wrote:
On Wednesday 05 May 2010 05:44:31 Brian K. White wrote:
On 5/4/2010 7:20 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* David C. Rankin<drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> [05-04-10 18:50]:
I did an update yesterday and with zypper's or yast's 'magic' the 'update' deleted mysql from my system and replaced it with 'MariaDB'. I sure in the heck didn't tell it to do that. Somebody at Novell included code somewhere that says "On the next update, delete mysql and replace it with MariaDB -- and don't make it obvious to the user."
Novell ???
Are you grasping straws? Or just flailing out where-ever?
I know, this discussion is hilarious to witness.
People, your systems were not changed by any mystery. Novell did not make any such arbitrary disruptive change to your system. OpenSUSE 11.2 updates repo still has mysql and no mariadb in it.
That means if your system changed to mariadb during an update, it was because you ASKED for this to happen by adding some other repo to your install sources, and then performed a blind update instead of of reviewing the proposed update.
So, you went out of your way to add some external repo, and then you used it irresponsibly, and then you accused Novell of breaking your system. This is why big companies remove freedoms from the rest of us. Thanks.
One thing i have noticed over the past 18 months to 2 years is .. ,,
When someone somewhere in Novelle/openSUSE drops a brick the first thing that happens is the buck is passed out to the users very quickly , This is NOT a good way to go
A little LESS buck passing and a bit more oh S**T we frelled up would go a long long long way know what i mean .
Pete bemused
Actually I have no idea what you mean. In what way did Novell screw up? Are you claiming mariadb was in the official update repo and has since been removed? Short of that, it would be you who is setting the shining example of how to avoid responsibility at the expense of whoever has the misfortune to be handy for you to point at. Also, you seem to assume that since I called a spade a spade and it happens to involve pointing out that it's wrong to accuse Novell of a screw up in this case, that this means I am in any way affiliated with them? I am not. I am a user like anyone. I'm just one who's awake and doesn't blame Stanley Tool Co. when I hit my thumb with one of their hammers. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org