On Sat, 2023-07-08 at 17:17 -0400, bill-auger wrote: > actually i sent that to soon - there are two other things i would make issue > of > > 'flashrom' is an arch package, so we can not modify the pkgdesc without > adopting the package - i assumed that the pkgdesc of 'flashrom' in this thead > was the one arch uses; but it is not so we can not use it for comparison > > the arch pkgdesc: > > Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips > > the problem is that both packages meet that description - though the proposed > pkgdescs did not mention 'verifying'; so it is not clear if they both have > that feature > > then upon reading them more closely, what is evident per the proposed > descriptions, is that 'flashrom' has _all_ features of 'flashrom-stable' and > _more_ - that implies to me that 'flashrom-stable' has no value to parabola, > which is the reason i began making a fuss about it in the first place > > so again, per those descriptions, it appears that its only value to parabola > is > "its not as rusty" (though that is probalby not a good rationale, and the > pkgdesc does not mention that anyways) > > so, i think this should be revised again, so that it somehow clarifies any > rationale for 'flashrom-stable' > > ie: what is the tangible benefit of 'flashrom-stable', if it only removes > features if it adds no new functionality, but only removes some? > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev
There is a bigger issue at play here: flashrom has been taken over by a google employee - the use of rust is merely a symptom, they're steering it in a direction suitable mostly only for use with chromebooks and dropping off compatibility layers and code that it had for multiple platforms. Saying that they overlap is true, but it isn't a matter of flashrom being more capable than flashrom-stable. Flashrom-stable seems to have been currently evicted our of coreboot, it isn't clear if Nico Huber is interested in fighting a battle with them on it. Currently this whole thing exists in limbo - Leah Rowe of Libreboot has expressed interest in carrying the development on in case Nico doesn't do anything about it in a few months. If anything, parabola should keep offering both in my opinion, but also keeping an eye out on any changes in the situation, as flashrom might introduce non-free parts. -- Kind Regards, Wael Karram, TeapotChat NetOP.
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