On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:23 AM, Grigorios Bouzakis<[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Loui Chang<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Alright. Removing comments is not the solution, but a change in how they >> work, how they're organised, and how users are notified about changes in >> packages may be in order. >> >> Specific ideas on how that can be done are always welcome in the AUR bug >> tracker. >> >> Cheers! >> >> > > Since i started this, even by stupidly replying to another thread, i > might as well answer > to that. > My suggestion is not having comments in the AUR at all, comments arent useful > to > the users. They are only useful to the maintainer. If there is no > maintainer, if a user feels > the need to comment with an updated/altered script then he should > adopt it and fix it. > And even disown it afterwards if he feels like it. > > Yes this will spoil your conviniency of just leaving a comment and > pretend you care. > Yes this will change the way you are used to doing things. > > My suggestion is to remove the notify button and the comments. Add a > box where the maintainer > can add the notes that he feels might be useful to the users. > Discussion regarding the way the script builds the package, bugs, etc > should be done between > the interested party and the maintainer. > I dont see the need to add anything special to handle that. Like a > "contact maintainer button". > If the user is too lazy to follow the maintainer link and then the > link to his email, then he shouldnt > be motivated enough to comment either. > If there is need for further discussion, the script is horribly > outdated and unmaintained, should > be done, like its done now, on the mailing list or the bbs. > > How's that for "KISS" ? >
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15265 -- Greg
