On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, Amir Tal wrote:
> On Sunday 22 September 2002 11:20, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
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> > Regardless of what waivers people sign, is it responsible to install
> > beta software on newbies' computers? My understanding is that experts
> > will not bring their boxes to an instaparty - they are capable of
> > installing themselves.
> >
>
> its responsible if you make sure the owner understands this is a "bleeding
> edge" software, and therefor, not a very stable \ tested one.
> if its ok with him, why not ?
I doubt if the people, who come to have Linux installed on their
computers, can understand the implications even if you explain to them
until you are blue in the face.
> > There is more than legal issues or warranties here... Incidentally,
> > there is no warranty on stable distros, either. Moreover, IIRC there
> > is no warranty on Windows. Last time I checked (quite a while ago)
> > M$'s warranty disclaimer was practically identical to GPL's.
>
> what i meant was that users that are having problems with windows machines
> that they purchased in a computer store, are seeing the person who installed
> windows as the responsible factor, and will call him to ask questions.
> this is not the case here, and people should know that once they take their
> newly installed computer and go home, they can only ask questions on mailing
> lists (and friends). no one will take responsibilaty for ANYTHING that was
> done to their machine.
This is one more reason to avoid bleeding edge installations on their PCs.
If they cannot handle Linux installation by themselves, then they will be
unable to solve bleeding edge problems.
On the other hand, if they can solve the problems by themselves, they
don't need the InstaParty in the first place.
If anyone asks explicitly to install bleeding edge stuff in the
InstaParty, just say NO to him! Install a stable version on his PC, give
him CDs with bleeding edge stuff and tell him to learn the system
and upgrade at home.
--- Omer
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