2011/5/26 Ahmad Samir <[email protected]>: > 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 >> >
As a reminder, release notes are on a wiki. You can add yourself your contribution :) -- Anne http://www.mageia.org
