Re: The octave-unstable PPA

[John W. Eaton]

On 05/14/2013 12:38 PM, Carnë Draug wrote:

> Note that it's not random versions/changesets being built on the
> unstable PPA. Only the numbered unstable versions are being
> distributed.

Those are made at pretty much random times.  It doesn't mean anything 
special that they have a version number.  You might as well be taking 
random points in the revision history, because that's about all I'm 
doing when I make the snapshots.

> What about having Octave print a big startup message, like it already
> does, saying exactly that? It would remind users of what they are
> using every single time they start Octave.

When did people start reading the startup message?

> > Is it possible to make this PPA private or less prominent?
>
> No.

Well, you could stop distributing it.  But I guess then someone else 
would do it if you didn't.

jwe