New kernel, should be the default

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On Oct 12, 2004 at 17:46, Rodolfo J. Paiz in a soothing rage wrote:

>On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 19:11 -0400, ne... wrote:
>> No need to apologize. I am seriously looking for figures to
>> go with a lot of the positions held here, both for and against.
>> Not for the sake of arguing, but to really see the concrete
>> figures about the views people hold.
>
>You/we/Fedora will have to run surveys if you want that, I think. Plus,
>many of the users affected by a choice such as whether or not the
>up2date process defaults to the new kernel or not don't have the
>knowledge to intelligently discuss it.
True dat.

>I would suggest setting the default to be appropriate for newer/less-
>knowledgeable users, and an /etc/sysconfig/kernel parameter such as has
>been suggested so that more-expert people can make a simple, one-time
>change that will activate their preferences.
>
>Seems like this would make most people happy at a very low cost and
>risk. What do you think?
Agreed.

>> I also feel that what may be considered the minority view also
>> has to be heard. This leads to better decisions being made.
>> 
>
>Yes, of course! All opinions should be heard. At the end of the decision
>process, we do need to take into account all those views. But the end
>process needs to seek primarily the greater good of the greater number,
>while making choice and alternatives and change as easy as possible for
>the remaining minority. Again, what do you think?
Agreed.

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