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ALS 2000 Abstract
Knowing When To Say No
Allan Cantos, CTO, Acrylis, Inc.
Abstract
You see a new piece of software posted on freshmeat, and you just
know that it will solve that nagging problem you've been having
with (insert name here). But what many of us don't realize, until
it's far too late, is all the possible ramifications of installing
(or deleting) even one simple piece of software. Allan Cantos, CTO at
Acrylis (www.acrylis.com) will
explore many real-world scenarios and pose questions that every Linux
Administrator should ask prior to hitting the download button. Things
like how much work is involved if I install that new software? What,
if anything, will break in the process? Do I need to update any
existing libraries on my system? What other key applications rely on
those libraries? In the end, is it worth my time to do an
upgrade?
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