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On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:32:07 +0200 |
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"Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)" <klondike@g.o> wrote: |
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> El 22/09/11 22:30, Alan McKinnon escribió: |
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> > On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:09:14 +0200 |
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> > "Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)" <klondike@g.o> |
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> > wrote: |
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> >>> I wish people wouldn't just remove stuff without full details. If |
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> >>> there's an issue with that code, there should be a bug at b.g.o. |
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> >>> and the Changelog should mention it. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Then folks like yourself can read it and make informed decisions. |
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> >>> As it stands, you have nothing but mystery. Argggg. |
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> >> Well deprecated version removal tends to happen because we are not |
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> >> going to aim for those versions stabilization AND there is a newer |
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> >> version available AND upstream tends to ignore bugs happening on |
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> >> older versions. |
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> >> |
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> >> What this means for you is that we are not going to force you to |
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> >> upgrade but if something fails you are in your own ;) |
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> >> |
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> >> PS: Next time come by #gentoo-hardened we won't bite you, I |
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> >> promise ;) |
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> > My comment wasn't really directed at -hardened specifically. I've |
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> > just had a belly-full lately of $STUFF being changed at $RANDOM |
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> > times by arb $PEOPLE, and not specifically Gentoo either. |
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> > |
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> > SO I sounded off a bit and let off some steam. Sorry if it came |
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> > across as directed at your team, that wasn't the intent |
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> Nothing to be sorry about, you really raised a valid point as is that |
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> our teams deprecation policies may not be the clearest out there. And |
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> as a user you deserved an explanation. I'd really hope all the |
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> projects (and not only in Gentoo) tried to justify their decisions |
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> when somebody couldn't understand them. |
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> Anyway even if that wasn't the case, constructive criticism is always |
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> welcome here :D |
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My favoured deprecation notification is a deprecation bug in the |
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bugzilla with the bug # listed in the Changelog. |
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The plus side is that the record stay in public view for ever and you |
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no longer have to explain yourself repeatedly, just link to the bug |
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-- |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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