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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:44:49 -0500
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: openrc portage news item
References: <20110413181538.GA2894@linux1> <20110413195647.GA3116@linux1> <4DA68664.8090104@gentoo.org> <BANLkTimNdzUK9SvWWYa4Zaa_JCKpinpa+A@mail.gmail.com> <pan.2011.04.14.08.40.14@cox.net>
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Duncan wrote:
>
> > From my read, while it does actually say it's important, the politeness
> with which it does so don't well convey the true importance and urgency of
> the situation.
>
> If there's a fire, you don't say "Please, excuse me for interrupting, but
> there's a fire and at your convenience, please make your way to the
> exit." Rather, it's "*FIRE*! Please STAY CALM. WALK DON'T RUN. The
> exit is OVER THERE. Make your way to it IMMEDIATELY!"
>
> So more along the lines of:
>
> """
> After installing these packages, please DO NOT REBOOT
> until you follow the upgrade guide located at
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml.
>
> If you do not follow the guide as soon as possible after
> these packages are upgraded and you reboot or crash
> without doing so, the system will likely fail to
> boot properly, and you may be looking at some time in
> manual recovery mode to fix it.
> """
>
> Yes, the DO NOT REBOOT is shouting, not exactly polite,
> but that's arguably what's called for in this situation.
>
>
Plus having it in all caps makes it stand out. If a person even looks
at the message, they will see that at least. Then hopefully, they will
read the rest. I think bold would be nice to tho. It's not like this
is not really really important.
Even with that, I see a few people not even noticing it and the next
reboot going badly.
Dale
:-) :-)