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Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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> Here's my proposal for dealing with modular X entering ~arch. |
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> Yes, some packages are going to break. But I intend to keep this to a |
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> minimum on packages people care about, as measured by the existence of |
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> an open porting bug. |
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> So here's my plan: Before modular X enters ~arch, I will ensure that all |
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> porting bugs blocking #112675 are closed. As new bugs are filed, I will |
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> ensure that they are closed within 2 days, giving their maintainers that |
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> long to respond and close it themselves. After 2 days, I, or other |
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> members of the x11 team and any volunteers, will jump in and fix it |
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> ourselves. |
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> Earlier tonight, I discussed with halcy0n our differing opinions of the |
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> need for modular X to enter ~arch and break trees for some ~arch users. |
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> In my opinion, this is acceptable and beneficial, as ~arch users should |
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> already be those willing to help out. It will assist in learning which |
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> of the still-unported apps are actually in use and help compile a |
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> possible list of tree removal candidates. halcy0n, on the other hand, |
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> feels that any breakage of the ~arch tree is anathema. |
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> Please contact me if you'd like to be one of these volunteers. Requirements: |
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> A) You have commit access to gentoo-x86, AND |
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> B) you're comfortable with the porting process OR are adept with ebuilds |
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> and would like to help |
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> It's my earnest hope that this proposal makes everyone happy, because I |
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> refuse to let modular X get old and rusty in package.mask while hundreds |
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> of unmaintained (or undermaintained, for whatever reason) applications |
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> hold it back. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Donnie |
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I think before you go forward with something like this you should give a |
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suitable period of warning, it's going to create a lot of bug work for |
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all of us. |
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