08.03.2012 16:00, Kamil Rytarowski kirjutas:
On 08.03.2012 13:20, Sander Lepik wrote:
Skype is pretty popular nowdays. 64-bit systems are pretty popular
too, you know. Yes, we had conflict with policy. But in this case i
think the policy is the one that must be changed.
Do you want to merge 32-bit and 64-bit software for nonfree and tainted?
No, i don't.
For exeptions like Skype.
Why?
Because this can't be done any other way.
Or we need to add Nonfree 32 for 64-bit systems which makes a lot
less sense to me.
If we add core 32-bit, then why not nonfree 32-bit? Why to bloat our
servers with pseudo 64-bit packages?
Bloat? Noarch packages should be hardlinked AFAIK.
Or you will start explaining to users again, why we don't have Skype
in our distro :(
1. Skype isn't in our distro, just a dummy package.
User has no idea what it is, (s)he either can find it in rpmdrake or not.
2. Moving into the right place = not shipping at all?
For 64-bit users it is not shipping at all.
3. Tagging Skype as noarch is a falsehood. What about the coming ARM?
What about other 32-bit only software?
Lets deal with ARM problems when ARM is supported. For that time we
might have 64-bit Skype.
It worked w/o any problems on 64-bit systems. Now we are back in
square one.
Every 32-bit software should work without any problems with 64-bit
systems.. this is not a real argument.
Yes, but 32-bit nonfree packages are not available to 64-bit users.
I was quite sure that Mageia would keep the usability bit that Mandriva
had. But with our current direction Gentoo is soon easier to use for
non-developer/sysadmin user.
--
Sander
