On 5/4/06, Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, this thread has gone on for a really long time. > > TomK has the proper approach here. I get that some packages are out > of date. Big deal, it happens alot. I haven't updated quodlibet in > about 3 days. Oh noes! Wut will we doo! > > The fact of the matter is that this thread was started because of a > "Ubuntu has it, why don't we?" thought process. That's not logic, > that's comparisson. > > For one, Ubuntu is backed by Canonical. People get paid. I don't. I > still have to work 9 to 5 like any other stiff, and have other > commitments. I know for a fact 90% of the current developers are the > same way. There's not enough time in the day to do everything. > > Typically, when a package is out of date, the devs, given enough time, > will look and say "Oh, not a big upgrade, I can hold off a bit so I > can <insert real life task here>" - such may be the case with python > 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3. Nothing big changed. Scripts will work the same > before and after. It should not affect a vast majority of the end > users. > > This thread started because a package was out of date. This is the > 3rd or 4th mention of this I've seen from the original poster. > Honestly, it's not a big deal. We can break this down like so: > a) You have an issue fixed in 2.4.3 (most of the are obscure, glancing > at the release notes). Well, that's what abs is for. Upgrade, > problem solved. > b) You have no issue. 2.4.2 works fine as does 2.4.3. > > Both situations do not warrant a constant cry of "OMGS OUT OF DATES!". > It seems you're more concerned with version numbering than anything > else. It's just a number. Most people ignore 90% of the version > number on their system - quick! Without looking, what version of > coreutils do you have? You don't know? What about gawk? Dunno that > either? > > Let's be serious here. This isn't worth it. If a package is out of > date and it's OMGIMPORTANT, just email the maintainer. There's no > reason to make such a stink about it. > > - phrak
Well said phrak. /applaud Other possible releases for maintainers not updating, is that there may be another release soon, or possibly a bigger one. One's time is best spent preparing and fixing for the bigger release than pushing out the small irrelevant one. Also saves a little bit of bandwidth :) -- iphitus - Beyond Maintainer, Arch Trusted User, Arch Developer. Home:iphitus.loudas.com _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
