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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: remove ldap from desktop profiles use flags
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 22:05:34
Message-Id: CAGfcS_mxEk_TtCvmbJ2gWiHvxAokNjwKd2w_9SNEv=ZqPvPBmw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: remove ldap from desktop profiles use flags by Dale
1 On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek) wrote:
3 >> I don't like this change much. There are valid use cases for an ldap use
4 >> flag in the desktop profile that could break easily with this change.
5 >>
6
7 There are valid use cases for every USE flag in portage, otherwise
8 they wouldn't be there. The fact that SOME people find ldap useful on
9 a desktop does not mean that it should be the default.
10
11 >
12 > Not to mention, you add the possibility that the user may miss the
13 > change since they are not expecting it.  I would expect it when I was
14 > changing profiles but not so much just coming out of the blue.
15
16 It has already been suggested that this be prefaced by a news item,
17 which would be completely sensible for just about any profile USE
18 change.
19
20 Rich