commit: e72bcc8406e41ade2e186fe88e14586a6f4bb9b4 Author: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Sun May 30 13:16:38 2021 +0000 Commit: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sun May 30 13:16:38 2021 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=e72bcc84
Add 2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots Signed-off-by: David Seifert <soap <AT> gentoo.org> .../2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots.en.txt | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+) diff --git a/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots.en.txt b/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots.en.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b22291e --- /dev/null +++ b/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots/2021-05-30-deprecate-old-bdb-slots.en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +Title: sys-libs/db old SLOT removal +Author: David Seifert <[email protected]> +Posted: 2021-05-30 +Revision: 1 +News-Item-Format: 2.0 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:1 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:3 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.2 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.3 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.4 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.5 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.6 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:4.7 +Display-If-Installed: sys-libs/db:5.1 + +On 2021-07-01, we will mask the following Berkeley DB (aka sys-libs/db) +slots for removal from the tree within 90 days (bug #792222): + +- 1 +- 3 +- 4.2 +- 4.3 +- 4.4 +- 4.5 +- 4.6 +- 4.7 +- 5.1 + +You should export your data first before rebuilding any applications +against newer slots of sys-libs/db. + +Furthermore, the Gentoo Base System Team has decided to consider +sys-libs/db a deprecated database backend. What this means for you is +that we will slowly start deprecating optional use of sys-libs/db in +consumers and mask their USE="berkdb" flags with the goal of eventual +removal of berkdb support from those packages. + +Other distros such as Fedora have started a gradual phase-out of +Berkeley DB too, given Oracle's strong-armed approach to community +input and their arguably hostile switch to the AGPLv3 +(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Libdb_deprecated). Furthermore, +Oracle is known for removing critical features from BDB in supposed +patch releases, such as the removal of the client-server architecture +and the SQL API between 18.1.32 and 18.1.40. + +To this end, we will also be removing USE="berkdb" from +profiles/default/linux/make.defaults on 2021-07-01. If you implicitly +depend on profiles enabling optional use of sys-libs/db, you will need +to enable this USE flag yourself. + +From here on, you should be working under the assumption that the +sys-libs/db package will be gone from the Gentoo repository within +**two years** from the time of this news item. If you depend on BDB in +a production environment, we strongly suggest you move to one of the +modern replacements, such as GDBM, SQLite or LMDB.
