On 20-Sep-00, 23:29 (CDT), Nicol?s Lichtmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Manoj wrote:] > > Umm, before we start proposing this, we should ahve a pilot > > project, and have a few machines, including some running servers, > > that run like this, and see what breaks. We can then rty changing a > > few common packages to work like this, working out details of any > > conversion protocol requirements, if any. > > > > In other words, test and proitotype first. _Then_ we change policy. > > The only thing that could break is package updating, because it's the only > thing that writes into those files. And it won't, because dpkg run as root, > and root can now write to a file he doesn't own without any problem.
Aaah, yes, proof by assertion. I'm with Manoj on this one. Steve -- Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Please do not CC me on mail sent to this list; I subscribe to and read every list I post to.)
