[mythtv-users] protocol version mismatch, what's the best solution?

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Fri Oct 6 13:15:32 UTC 2006


On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 02:05:34PM +0300, Osma Ahvenlampi wrote:
> I think the problem many users were bitten by was one of "yum update
> myth*", which did not include libmyth. Why would people do this? Because
> many of them would rather avoid updating most parts of their (possibly
> dedicated) HTPC system in search for a more stable base (for example,
> updating the kernel necessitates updating or reinstalling other
> components like NVidia or ATI drivers, lirc, etc).
> 
> Rightly or wrongly, since users do this, it is by definition a
> reasonable thing to do. One must assume that users are not acting
> unreasonably in significant numbers. They might be acting under limited,
> partial or even false information, but they ARE acting reasonably given
> the information they have.

I strongly disagree that seemingly mass erroring should be considered
reasonable ...

And there are a dozen crying folks in contrast to thousands of users
doing it right. Should we now define reasonable according to whoever
generates more noise?

> Thus problems like this invariably are a matter of a) less than perfect
> packaging, b) less than perfect user education, c) less than perfect
> change management or d) combination of these factors. 

Or e) FUD spreading by some resulting to users doing The Wrong
Thing. Please get those FUD sources that recommend shooting your left
leg off fixed.

	"Partial/selective upgrading is not supported"

> What doesn't work is saying that users are unreasonable (as some posts
> in this thread have claimed, though not those of Rick's or Axel's) -
> while some may be, that is simply not true in large numbers.

IMO "reason" is the wrong word. Users have been deceived to do the
wrong thing by either meant-to-be-good advices or real FUDders. Check
your sources and reexamine whether it's bad advice or FUD.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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