On 05/10/13 14:06, Gaetan Bisson wrote: > [2013-10-05 05:17:18 +0200] Jan Alexander Steffens: >> I don't think these packages should be in the AUR, given that they >> just repackage content from our FTP for access via pacman. > > There are tons of PKGBUILD on the AUR whose sole purpose is to package a > single script which is readily available on the Web. I see no problem > with that. > >> Whenever someone uploads new artwork to our FTP, they should also >> update these packages. Otherwise, they are pretty much zero >> maintenance. > > I understand that we are supposed to be the upstream on this, but since > no developer or trusted user has shown interest in maintaining these > packages, why not let users do it? Things like desktop manager themes > could be improved by the community. Ultimately if neither official Arch > packagers or users care, those packages could just be plain removed... >
I have had an email pointed out that these artworks carry our TM and we may want to consider the consequences of not controlling them ourselves. Allan
