Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites: app-text/cuneiform

["Róbert Čerňanský" <openhs@tightmail.com>]

On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:13:07 -0400
James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> wrote:

> >>>>> "MC" == Markos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org> writes:
> 
> MC> The package is going away unless someone fixes the bugs and
> MC> properly maintains the package
> 
> Again, that is an irresponsible mistake.  It is better to just leave
> it as is than to kick it.  Dropping important packages can only harm
> the community and is never welcome.

And that is why I now appeal to users:

  _Do not report bugs to Gentoo unless a package is completely broken._

Because what you will get in return?  Package removed.

A package with bugs has a greater user value than no package at all.
Until Gentoo does not understands that and does not change its removal
policy accordingly, and provides technical means to reflect it*, it is
the only user-viable** way how to keep a package in the tree as long as
possible.

* Which could be e. g. masking a package until it is completely
  broken.

** No, I do not want to become a developer.  No, I do not want to
   maintain a package.  I am the user, I want using it.  (It does not
   mean that I do not contribute to the community, I just have other
   ways/projects to do so.)

Robert


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Róbert Čerňanský
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