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From: Michael Sterrett <mr_bones_@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Lastrite: games-fps/openarena
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:04:07
Message-Id: 9d2010771003030803n6b6a20c3va2c493e26bb0bd4a@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Lastrite: games-fps/openarena by Samuli Suominen
1 I've remove the mask for games-fps/openarena.
2
3 The mask was done without consulting the games team.
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5
6 On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o> wrote:
7 > On 03/03/2010 02:58 PM, Ryan Hill wrote:
8 >>> Dne 3.3.2010 12:32, Joshua Saddler napsal(a):
9 >>>> On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:35:10 +0200
10 >>>> Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o> wrote:
11 >>>>
12 >>>>> # Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o> (03 Mar 2010)
13 >>>>> # Masked for QA, security
14 >>>>> #
15 >>>>> # Internal copies of vuln. zlib, jpeg, speex and likely
16 >>>>> # others
17 >>>>> #
18 >>>>> # http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255453
19 >>>>> #
20 >>>>> # Masked for removal in 60 days.
21 >>>>> games-fps/openarena
22 >>>>>
23 >>>>
24 >>>> Why? Why did you ignore the patches posted to the bug? Even Diego, the original reporter, commented that the patches fix the problems.[1]
25 >>>>
26 >>>> [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255453#c4
27 >>>
28 >>
29 >> One of the reasons I left the treecleaner project was that it became apparent
30 >> that people were more interested in dumping packages with simple problems
31 >> than fixing them (which believe it or not, was what treecleaner was formed to
32 >> do).  Now they call it QA. :)
33 >>
34 >> I'm all for dropping broken crap, but things people use with working patches
35 >> attached?  QA is also about getting that stuff applied.
36 >
37 > And now you have good 60 days to apply and test the package, and
38 > co-ordinate it with upstream.
39 >
40 > Don't forget to add yourself to metadata.xml, as it's a non-trivial task.
41 >
42 > ;-)
43 >
44 >

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Lastrite: games-fps/openarena Mark Loeser <halcy0n@g.o>