On 30 April 2012 13:33, MS <m...@hipcat2.plus.com> wrote: > SNIP > > > >> Update = minor updates to existing software, no big changes. >> >> Upgrade = major upgrade of the whole system, including new software >> versions, possibly significant changes in UI, needs a lot more time to >> do, etc. If worded correctly, it could act as a warning that it's an >> operation that takes time but also be an opportunity to highlight the >> new stuff that people may be interested in: get a few screenshots in, >> explain changes, a bit like what the installer does but before people >> actually commit to the upgrade. > > > Is not the problem that the two words are so similar and the average punter > may not appreciate the huge difference in meaning in Ubuntu-speak. > > Having said that I now need to think up some new terms as alternatives . . .
Made even more confusing by apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade which are entirely different meanings again. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
