Thomas Backlund said on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 04:37:19PM +0300: > Mondo package got properly epoched ~2 weeks ago: > http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/mondo/current/SPECS/mondo.spec?r1=75254&r2=96498
Why do we start a new distro then, if it's to reproduce the errors made in the previous one ? > 1. we promise people an upgrade path from 2010.1/2 They still have an upgrade path, and that wasn't raising an error. > 2. rpm/urpmi/rpmdrake does not read release notes > (same goes for many endusers) I disagree. THat's one of the most important reading when I go from RHEL 5.x to 5.x+1, between Mandriva, Mageia or whatever distro I'm using. It's much more easy to point people to a link and tell them to read, to solve their issue/question. > 3. we dont do exceptions for package(r)s Life is plenty of exceptions. And there are times when there are good reasons to do them. Creating a new distro is not a task you'll do next week again. Thinking to fix what was wrong in the previous one was IMO more important than ensuring that level of upgrade path for a couple of users of a package. I especially took time to discuss that point with Anne before taking any decision and documented it (http://brunocornec.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/considerations-on-mondorescue-packaging-for-mageia/) I'm a bit disappointed that no real discussion/vote/choice was made publicly. Bruno. -- Open Source & Linux Profession Lead EMEA / http://opensource.hp.com HP/Intel/Red Hat Open Source Solutions Initiative / http://www.hpintelco.net http://www.HyPer-Linux.org http://mondorescue.org http://project-builder.org La musique ancienne? http://www.musique-ancienne.org http://www.medieval.org
