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On Thursday 25 February 2010 08:22:17 Ulrich Mueller wrote: |
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> >>>>> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Robin H Johnson wrote: |
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> > Metadata.xml should allow use of a <changepolicies> element. Within |
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> > the element, package maintainers should be able to describe how |
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> > non-maintainer changes to the package are handled. |
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> Could we allow this element in the category metadata files, too? |
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> Its value there would be the default for the category, with the |
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> possibility to override it for individual packages. |
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> Ulrich |
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How are you so sure that a general "rule" can apply to a whole category? E.g. |
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the x11-misc/ one. Which rule for non-maintainer changes are you going to |
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apply since every single developer is maintaining a x11-misc application? Same |
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for app-misc etc. |
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Markos Chandras (hwoarang) |
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Gentoo Linux Developer |
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Web: http://hwoarang.silverarrow.org |
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