https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428162
User sh@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428162#c13
--- Comment #13 from Stefan Hundhammer 2008-09-30 03:42:14 MDT ---
This confusion was one reason to WONTFIX bug #396245 ("hierachical view for
package groups is missing" - i.e., no RPM groups filter view any more in the Qt
UI). Access permissions to that bug were revoked because certain people
wouldn't accept our resolution.
But this issue here is THE case in point: It is absolutely unclear to users
what the difference is between "Patterns", "Groups", and "RPM Groups". We
really should focus on the important groupings and not let feature creep bloat
this more and more.
But whichever way we go, it will always have to be a compromise between maximum
control for power users and simplicity for novice users. Throwing out the
hierarchical RPM groups in favour of the flat PackageKit groups was one step
towards simplicity. But throwing the PackageKit groups out, too, in favour of
patterns would be one step too far IMHO.
I don't know a one-size-fits-all solution to this problem. There are just too
many factors involved, and the knowledge gap between different kinds of users
is just too great.
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