Re: [Ayatana] Restart Required

[Scott Kitterman <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Frederik Nnaji" <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 19:21, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> "Frederik Nnaji" <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >Hello Florian,
>> >
>> >On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 17:37, Florian Bruhin <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 2010/8/2 Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> > *Does* Ubuntu warn the user beforehand that the updates about to be
>> made
>> >> > will eventually require a restart? I can't recall..
>> >>
>> >> As fair as I know, it does not. However, a warning like this indicates
>> >> something like "Your system will not work at all when you don't
>> >> restart as soon as the update is complete". In fact, this would most
>> >> likely prevent some users from installing these updates, as they don't
>> >> have the time or aren't in the mood to restart the computer in the
>> >> middle of their workflow.
>> >
>> >
>> >well then obviously yes, right?
>> >If a restart is necessary and the system would become unstable otherwise,
>> >that's a clear danger on a production machine.
>> >Not alerting the user about this consequence of an action he is about to
>> >make is like selling poison in water bottles.. me no like.
>>
>> That isn't what happens.
>>
>> With the exception of Firefox updates, the old version works fine until
>> restart.  What you don't get is the benefit of the update. Firefox will stop
>> working if not restarted (and warns about this).
>>
>> Scott K
>
>
>so then red is the wrong color

Depends on what fix isn't in place. Leaving a remote root exploit in place seems pretty red to me.

Scott K