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From: Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 mask breaks significant science packages
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:18:39
Message-Id: 201003140818.12567.reavertm@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Qt3 mask breaks significant science packages by James Cloos
1 On Sunday 14 of March 2010 06:09:44 James Cloos wrote:
2 > >>>>> "BdG" == Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> writes:
3 > BdG> Abandoned packages do not belong in the portage tree.
4 >
5 > Nonsense. That attitude only servers to harm the user base.
6 >
7 > Leaving them in does not.
8
9 But leaving them broken and unmaintained in main repository harms Gentoo
10 quality and image.
11 "User base" is welcome to step up and help with maintenance and that's what
12 guys in kde-sunsite overlay actually do.
13
14 So... patches welcome! Thanks!
15
16 --
17 regards
18 MM