Dear Marco, dear Qt/KDE team, dear Norberg, dear community, Marco Valli - 28.06.20, 11:12:03 CEST: > In data domenica 28 giugno 2020 10:18:03 CEST, Rainer Dorsch ha scritto: > > Norbert's packages are built and > > meant for Debian sid/bullseye, so none of the criteria for > > FrankenDebian > > applies: > Those are just *exempla*. > Do you remember debian multimedia of Marillat, another "very > experienced DD"? No? well, even preining in a few years will no > longer remember by anyone. Debian yes.
I am not sure whether it makes sense to discuss this out to the end… In the end we know both positions now and users can make an informed choice themselves. But: Users who use Norbert's packages, please do not report to the Debian bug tracker. Also this user support mailing list is hosted by the Debian project and I think it is important to consider that. So if you use Norbert packages please use whatever support channels he offers, for example the comment function on his blog. In addition with KDE mailing lists or forums for general questions. And also if you report a bug to KDE upstream bug tracker, clearly mention that you are using his packages. I admit I am tempted to try out his packages as well… but for now I keep my system as it is. I used Marillat's packages which worked okay most of the time but I also had some issues, mostly related to dependencies here and there. And I think there is a risk of dependency related issues when combining packages from the official Debian repositories with any other source. Regardless of the skills of the developer who provides the packages. With binary based distributions it seems to be very challenging to get this right. So I agree that much with: Don't break Debian. Adding: But if you do, you get to keep the pieces. And if you do, please do not bother this list or the Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE team with that in any way. I really would have preferred for Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE team to work together. But if that isn't the case that also is how it is. And it is important to accept that. That does not make anyone who is involved right or wrong either. It is just different approaches. None of them inherently better or worse than the other. Best, -- Martin
