> Still, dpkg doesn't support snapshots out of the box.
Yes, but it SHOULD, just because ALL REASONABLE FILE SYSTEMS SHOULD SUPPORT SNAPSHOTS. Therefore dpkg should assume that such support is avaiable, or at the very least take advantage of it, when available.
Just to reiterate: You (impersonal!), the "ignorant user", shouldn't have to even have to think about it.
Does this make my point clear?
(I'm only being this obtuse because you're saying "you're absolutely right", but apparently not seeing my point. I'm assuming it's some form of miscommunication, but it's difficult to tell.)
EDIT: Hehe, I'm sorry, that sounded much more aggressive than I intended. I just think that us software developers could and should(!) do much better by our users than we(!) currently do. My excuse is that most of my stuff is web-only, so at least I can't do the accidental equivalent of "rm -rf /", but...
Yes, but it SHOULD, just because ALL REASONABLE FILE SYSTEMS SHOULD SUPPORT SNAPSHOTS. Therefore dpkg should assume that such support is avaiable, or at the very least take advantage of it, when available.
Just to reiterate: You (impersonal!), the "ignorant user", shouldn't have to even have to think about it.
Does this make my point clear?
(I'm only being this obtuse because you're saying "you're absolutely right", but apparently not seeing my point. I'm assuming it's some form of miscommunication, but it's difficult to tell.)
EDIT: Hehe, I'm sorry, that sounded much more aggressive than I intended. I just think that us software developers could and should(!) do much better by our users than we(!) currently do. My excuse is that most of my stuff is web-only, so at least I can't do the accidental equivalent of "rm -rf /", but...