On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 08:49:06PM +0200, Julien Portalier wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 11:35:09 -0400 > "Steve M. Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 01:34:04PM +0200, Jochen Voss wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I just want to recommend reading Aaron Lehmann's post > > > "O: rep-xmms" on the debian-devel list. There, someone > > > seems to be really annoyed by our GNOME-2 transition > > > process. > > > > This raises the question: is a transition necessary? > > > > I think not. I'd rather have both GNOME1 and GNOME2 available from > > the debian archive. Doing so puts the choice of environment in the > > hands of individual system administrators, which IMHO is where it > > ought to be. > > > > It is true that a given package in debian usually follows upstream > > through new versions. But there are exceptions: apache, emacs, gcc, > > and even automake all have multiple variants in the archive. I guess > > the reason for supporting multiple variants is slightly different in > > each case. I guess the common theme is that forcing a single version > > into the archive would cause pain either to the archive itself > > (automake) or to a large number of users. I suggest that the GNOME > > 1->2 transition falls in the latter category. > > > > It would be no trick to support this with GNOME. At a basic level, > > all that is needed is for the program packages to have two versions, > > e.g. "gnome-terminal" and "gnome-terminal2". Libraries already do > > this, by policy. > > > > Whaddya say? > > I agree with all you say. For the moment debian should have both > versions in unstable, and give admins the choice between which one they > want to have installed on their systems. Next, the transitions will be > done when gnome1.4 will no longer be updated by developpers. On this day > gnome2 will take the place of gnome1.4
Personally, I'm not convinced that Gnome2 should ever supplant Gnome1. Switching from G1 to G2 is, by all accounts, a disruptive one. Moreover, it may require more hardware. Thus, I can imagine that some administrators would prefer that their Gnome systems NOT get automatically upgraded. In short, I am arguing that Gnome 1 and Gnome 2 should both remain in Debian indefinitely. -S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
