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Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:40:12 -0400
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Louis Kruger wrote:
[...]
> 
> I also have a complaint:  the dialog that notifies the user of the 
> failed MD5 is not well designed.  The dialog asks "Do you want to skip 
> the package?" and has a yes and no button.  I read it quickly and 
> pressed no before thinking about it, the package went ahead and tried to 
> install.  I think there should be a little more effort to restrain the 
> user from performing a dangerous action such as installing a package 
> with a wrong MD5.
> 
What, you mean like a dialog that says "Should I assume you are an idiot 
and ignore your last request because you made a selection without 
thinking about it"? ;-)

I swear that if you put up a dialog box saying "Drop a nuclear weapon on 
your home? Yes/No" half the world would click "Yes", then complain when 
their homes were destroyed.

regards
  Steve
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