On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:13:07 -0400 James Cloos <cl...@jhcloos.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "MC" == Markos Chandras <hwoar...@gentoo.org> writes: > > MC> The package is going away unless someone fixes the bugs and > MC> properly maintains the package > > Again, that is an irresponsible mistake. It is better to just leave > it as is than to kick it. Dropping important packages can only harm > the community and is never welcome. And that is why I now appeal to users: _Do not report bugs to Gentoo unless a package is completely broken._ Because what you will get in return? Package removed. A package with bugs has a greater user value than no package at all. Until Gentoo does not understands that and does not change its removal policy accordingly, and provides technical means to reflect it*, it is the only user-viable** way how to keep a package in the tree as long as possible. * Which could be e. g. masking a package until it is completely broken. ** No, I do not want to become a developer. No, I do not want to maintain a package. I am the user, I want using it. (It does not mean that I do not contribute to the community, I just have other ways/projects to do so.) Robert -- Róbert Čerňanský E-mail: ope...@tightmail.com Jabber: h...@jabber.sk
