Today's New Kernel (Saturday 10th)

[anthony baldwin]

Vayu wrote:

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>>>>All these update issues are starting to scare me...
>>>>I switched to Kubuntu in September, from Fedora, which I´d used for 
>>>>years (well, started with RH7.1)
>>>>because yum kept breaking stuff.
>>>>I am I going to have the same problem now?
>>>>I´m afraid to even click on the little update icon since issues started 
>>>>earlier this week.
>>>>My work depends on this machine, and I am working on a very lucrative 
>>>>contract.
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>>>>tony
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>>>Why click on it? I disabled it.  When everything's working well, why 
>>>play with it?  Unless it seems like a significant new feature set or an 
>>>important security update I don't upgrade.
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>>I tend to put off system upgrades until the majority of bugs are worked 
>>out (used FC3 for two years,
>>then went straight to FC5), which is why I am still using Dapper, but 
>>regular updates I tend
>>to keep up with, for security or whatever such reasons.
>>But, I have learned, never do any updates while working on a large, 
>>lucrative project.
>>The project I am currently working on (and losing much sleep for) will 
>>pay my rent for
>>10 months...in 10 days work....No updates until this one´s done, for sure.
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>>tony
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> What kind of project is that?
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I´m translating 122,342 words of questionnaires.
It´s in a spreadsheet (came as .xls, but, of course, I converted to .ods).
I use OmegaT, OOo, and other FOSS tools, only, in my business.
This is all accountants answering questionnaires about their 
qualifications and professional goals,
and, generally kissing butt, all hoping to be promoted or sent abroad to 
study and work...boring stuff...
for a multi-national electrical energy distribution company with a 
branch in Brazil, apparently.
Translating them from Brazilian Portuguese to English.

tony

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