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Jeroen Roovers posted on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:40:45 +0200 as excerpted: |
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> On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:44:42 +0400 |
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> Peter Volkov <pva@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Also speaking about this specific package: I've maintained this package |
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>> quite long time and I'm following upstream mailing list and I've never |
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>> heard from upstream it's safe to push betas on all users. |
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> I didn't push it on all users. Maybe ~arch users, but they get to keep |
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> the pieces when they break their systems, if I recall correctly. |
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To some extent, yes. |
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However, Gentoo policy has always been that even ~arch is only upstream- |
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stable packages, the ~arch keyword denoting Gentoo package testing |
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(basically, the ebuild script and dependencies), /not/ upstream testing. |
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In with certain exceptions, in particular for packages where Gentoo itself |
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is upstream, if it's not a package that could at least in theory be Gentoo- |
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stable if no bugs appear during the 30-day standard stabilizing period, |
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it's not supposed to be ~arch keyworded either. |
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That's an important distinction to make. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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