2011/5/25 Bruno Cornec <[email protected]>: > 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.
This is an open system. You (as an interested person) could have started this public discussion any time. Of course, starting it a couple of days before release may be a bit late. -- wobo
