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From: Andrej Kacian <ticho@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: What do you think about removing gtk-1.2 theme engines from tree?
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:26:19
Message-Id: 20070226062044.7b6d7051@Kacian2.emea.hpqcorp.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: What do you think about removing gtk-1.2 theme engines from tree? by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:10:16 +0000 (UTC)
2 Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote:
3
4 > Keep in mind that those who have it already
5 > merged along with their favorite theme can keep them in overlay, so
6 > removing the themes from the tree simply keeps new users from merging
7 > something that's already on its way out, only to have to deal with its
8 > removal relatively soon (months?) thereafter.
9
10 Um, you're contradicting yourself here. If new users install the themes, they
11 can go on using them after they're removed just as those who already have it
12 installed.
13
14 The point I was trying to make is that themes are in fact (optional) support
15 packages for gtk1, not real applications using it, and should only be
16 removed once the library itself goes away.
17
18 Kind regards,
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20 Andrej "Ticho" Kacian <ticho at gentoo dot org>
21 Gentoo Linux Developer - net-mail, antivirus, sound, x86
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