Re: [Ayatana] Updates on Login

[David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paulo J. S. Silva wrote:
> 2009/6/17 David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>
>     I think it would be interesting if the user must wait at GDM for
>     updates to finish (assuming they were downloaded previously), and
>     is only allowed to log in when updates have finished. This process
>     only takes a minute or two, and the user can choose to not
>     initiate the updates or cancel them and log in at any point.
>
>     David
>
>
> Are you kidding?
>
> Wouldn't it be much more reasonable to do this at shutdown (or logout 
> for users that don't shutdown). When I login, I want to my stuff. When 
> I logout I am saying: "I'm done for know". Imagine that you are 
> leaving home, a little late, and decide to look for a map in google 
> maps. Wife and kids are already in the car. The you scream from the 
> office "Dear, will have to wait for five minutes more because Ubuntu 
> is forcing me to update now!"

The updates are complete opt-in. You just don't click to begin them if 
you don't have time for them. They don't begin automatically, they don't 
even ask you to initiate them. They just sit in the corner, and you 
click on them, or you don't. If the wife and kids are waiting, don't 
click on them.

> Actually the whole concept of updates at login sounds very weird to 
> me, for exact the same reason I described above. I can leave home 
> while the computer is udpating itself (and shutting down)...
>
> Paulo
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