On April 4, 2018 5:32 PM, Doug Newgard <scim...@archlinux.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:23:34 -0400 > > Jordan Glover via aur-general aur-general@archlinux.org wrote: > > > I'm sorry for the harsh words. If those requests were made AFTER update > > package > > > > in repo there won't be this conversation. I found situation where killing > > other people > > > > efforts to make things work, unacceptable without providing an alternative. > > Common > > > > sense should prevail the rules. > > > > Jordan > > Common sense tells me that if we allow people to upload newer packages just > > because the repo package is out of date, the AUR will be an even bigger mess > > than it already is. Everyone will be uploading packages a few hours after > > upstream releases updates, and of course they will just abandon them instead > of > > having them deleted. The rules are in place for a reason. > > Doug Please be specific. We aren't talking about hours and bumping package version. Common sense can be used to know when taking action will make people worse-off. The package was managed so efficiently that even upstream benefited from it. Archlinux maintainer dosen't have to do anything else than copy-paste existing PKGBUILD. All work and testing is already done. ​Jordan
