Corporate pressure

[Panu Matilainen]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, david paeme wrote:
> 
> >wouldn't it be a good idea to include some kind of license acceptance
> >mechanism into apt/yum/rpm? 
> 
> It is an explicit goal and requirement of RPM that all RPM 
> packages must be installable without user input of any kind, in 
> order to facilitate automatic unattended installation, or 
> installation/upgrade from cronjob/script, etc.
> 
> I don't know apt or yum's policies or goals in this regard so 
> I'll let their respective authors, etc. answer for them though.
> 
> 
> >for example, to get adobe acrobat to install, the user would get a
> >prompt to accept the adobe license, which he can (and the software
> >installs), or not (so, it doesn't install...).
> 
> Again, unacceptable to rpm.  That belongs in some frontend, 
> either yum/apt/up2date or some Installshield type of rpm package 
> wrapper install tool.

And just as unacceptable for apt-rpm. In Debian packages can ask questions 
but that's another story.

If vendors want popup EULA's they can show them on first launch of the 
software, we don't that mess into package managers/frontends.

	- Panu -