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On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:05:42 +0300
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Markos Chandras <hwoarang@g.o> wrote:
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> # Markos Chandras <hwoarang@g.o> (10 Jul 2011) |
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> # Dead upstream. Bugs #353788 and #348232 |
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> # Alternatives: |
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> # net-misc/dibbler |
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> # net-misc/dhcp[ipv6] |
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> # Masked for removal in 30 days |
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> net-misc/dhcpv6 |
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Not cool. For a few reasons:
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1. I had to delete significant sections of the ipv6 guide tonight,
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since there's no documentation for these alternatives. Now there's
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nothing on running an ipv6 dhcp server or client.
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2. There are no more stable dhcp/ipv6 packages in the tree. This
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sucks, both for users that run stable, and for the documentation,
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since we're only supposed to cover stable packages.
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- - net-misc/dhcp doesn't get +ipv6 unless you emerge the ~arch version
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4.x, and even then, there is NO documentation included on how to use
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it with ipv6.
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- - net-misc/dibbler only has ~arch and hardmasked versions available.
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Can anyone lend the GDP a hand and get us a couple of paragraphs on
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how to configure a dhcp/ipv6 server and client, similar to what we
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had in the guide? Ideally with a stable package, or maybe the
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maintainers could stabilize their ~arch alternatives.
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I hate to use Markos' Last Rites email as a jumping off point, but
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it's these kinds of removals, the kind that shaft our users and
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documentation maintainers, that make me throw up my hands in
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frustration and take another step toward retirement. Markos, I'm not
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singling you out; this has been going on for a long time now, with
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many, many current and former developers: package maintainers
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almost *never* look at the docs or contact the GDP when going through
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package removals. I would like this to change. :)
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