[flashrom] [PATCH] warn the user if flashrom is x months old

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Am 08.07.2011 19:25 schrieb Bernd Blaauw:
> Op 8-7-2011 19:12, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger schreef:
>> Am 08.07.2011 13:35 schrieb Stefan Tauner:
>> Good idea, but we will have to make sure this won't cause problems for
>> users of live CDs and FreeDOS distributions etc...
>
> What is the warning you want to give out, in which
> situations/conditions and is there any way/option/parameter to
> override it on the commandline in a automated/scripted way?

Uh oh, not what I meant.

A warning message is OK under certain circumstances. Changing program
behaviour is NOT OK (and will be vetoed).

That said, you're right that a warning message for a perfectly working
flashrom does not really make sense. OTOH, warning the user before
he/she trashes the system is a good idea, and that is best done during
read, not only if everything already failed.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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