On 26 May 2011 14:42, Anne nicolas <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/5/26 Wolfgang Bornath <[email protected]>: >> 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. >> > > hi wobo > > Discussion was started some weeks ago IIRC > >> -- >> wobo >> > > > > -- > Anne > http://www.mageia.org >
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