updatedb disabled?

[nodata]

On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 11:51 -0400, Peter Arremann wrote:
> On Saturday 16 April 2005 09:41, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
> <snip>
> > Making the right solution a target for fc5 is fine, I have no
> > significant problem with seeing anacron extended as soon as its
> > reasonably possible.
> <snip>
> 
> ok - so the plan is to replace one thing that is done wrong (suck battery 
> life) with another thing that is wrong (not run as users got to expect it for 
> years) for one release only and then come up with a good solution? 
> Not arguing that its nessecary and all or how it should be fixed - just what 
> is the logic behind it? It was wrong for years, so why not leave it wrong for 
> one more release rather than have it change with FC4 and then again in FC5 
> and cause a ton of confusion with the users? Leave it in FC4 the way it is 
> and then fix it properly in FC5... that way you only have one transition and 
> its one that you can actually explain to users. 
> 
> I at least had a hard time talking to the other guys at work and say "Yes, I 
> know from our perspective they are asking 99% of all guys that run a desktop 
> to do more work so it benefits the 1% that run a laptop, but this makes more 
> sense!" 
> 
> Peter.
> 

I agree.

slocate is a great tool that makes finding files really quick.

If laptop users don't want it eating their battery life, why can't they
disable it? They're in the minority here.