Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-26 Thread Colin Guthrie
'Twas brillig, and Johnny A. Solbu at 25/08/12 02:42 did gyre and gimble: On Saturday 25 August 2012 02:33, Olivier Thauvin wrote: For me obsolete should be reserved for replacements or rename, nothing more. I agree on this. So in two years time, we add a new package with the same filename

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-26 Thread Sander Lepik
Sander 26.08.2012 17:15, Colin Guthrie kirjutas: 'Twas brillig, and Johnny A. Solbu at 25/08/12 02:42 did gyre and gimble: On Saturday 25 August 2012 02:33, Olivier Thauvin wrote: For me obsolete should be reserved for replacements or rename, nothing more. I agree on this. So in two years

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-26 Thread Olivier Thauvin
* Colin Guthrie (mag...@colin.guthr.ie) wrote: In my opinion we should run a tight ship. If users want to use something we no longer ship, then they still have several choices: 1. Don't install task-obsolete and add it to their skip.list. As obsoletes are automatically promote, there is no

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-26 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:15:04 +0100 Colin Guthrie wrote: Obsoletes in packages which genuinely replace the old one seem reasonable and uncontroversial. It is both reasonable and uncontroversial because the User is given the choice. With obsoletes in packages Before any installation or package

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Le 24/08/2012 16:43, Colin Guthrie a écrit : 'Twas brillig, and Guillaume Rousse at 23/08/12 20:01 did gyre and gimble: Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Unless someone step it to fix pending issues, those packages should better get dropped. I just removed madwifi-sources,

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz
I think removing mod python and ruby is an error Enviado desde mi DROID 4G LTE de Verizon Wireless Colin Guthrie mag...@colin.guthr.ie escribió: 'Twas brillig, and Guillaume Rousse at 23/08/12 20:01 did gyre and gimble: Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Unless someone step it to

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Olivier Blin
Guillaume Rousse guillomovi...@gmail.com writes: Le 24/08/2012 16:43, Colin Guthrie a écrit : 'Twas brillig, and Guillaume Rousse at 23/08/12 20:01 did gyre and gimble: Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Unless someone step it to fix pending issues, those packages should better

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Le 24/08/2012 16:58, Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz a écrit : I think removing mod python and ruby is an error Well, that's a bit late... However, feel free to resurect them from the subversion repository, if you're ready to take maintainership of course. -- BOFH excuse #341: HTTPD Error 666 :

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Le 24/08/2012 17:04, Olivier Blin a écrit : Agreed. Hence the point of writing the procedure somewhere. You mean like already done here? :) https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packaging_guidelines#Obsoleting_a_package Ah, great. Excepted that I disagree with the 'thou shall force users to remove the

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-24 Thread Johnny A. Solbu
On Saturday 25 August 2012 02:33, Olivier Thauvin wrote: For me obsolete should be reserved for replacements or rename, nothing more. I agree on this. -- Johnny A. Solbu PGP key ID: 0xFA687324 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-23 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Unless someone step it to fix pending issues, those packages should better get dropped. I just removed madwifi-sources, apache-mod_python and apache-mod_ruby from the subversion repository. I need an admin to remove the corresponding packages

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-21 Thread Bersuit Vera
Hi The agent is ready and the server will be asap. I'm a eager rookie and so I'll do my best, but bare in mind that I'm just a rookie that juancho decides Salut Bersuit. 2012/8/21 Guillaume Rousse guillomovi...@gmail.com Le 21/08/2012 02:44, Juan Luis Baptiste a écrit : On Mon, Aug 20, 2012

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-21 Thread Thierry Vignaud
On 20 August 2012 21:15, David Walser luigiwal...@yahoo.com wrote: abrt/libreport/btparser - tool for sending bug reports to RedHat, does not seem to belong in Mageia, our drakxtools have their own tool for sending crash reports to our bugzilla, unpatched security issues.

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-21 Thread Juan Luis Baptiste
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 2:20 AM, Guillaume Rousse guillomovi...@gmail.com wrote: We're working on these two packages with one of my apprentices, so there's no need to drop them. So just take over maintainership. we're working on it is not a clear status. Done. -- Juancho

[Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Here are several packages candidate for removal: - apache-mod_python: doesn't build with apache 2.4, unmaintained upstream, dropped from fedora, no response from current maintainer (https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7024) - apache-mod_ruby: doesn't build with apache 2.4, unmaintained

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread David Walser
Guillaume Rousse guillomovitch@... writes: Here are several packages candidate for removal: - apache-mod_python - apache-mod_ruby - ocsinventory-server and ocsinventory-agent - madwifi-sources Agreed, and there are surely other unmaintained packages that lack sufficient need or interest to

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:49:05 +0200 Guillaume Rousse guillomovi...@gmail.com wrote: Here are several packages candidate for removal: - apache-mod_python: doesn't build with apache 2.4, unmaintained upstream, dropped from fedora, no response from current maintainer

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Damien Lallement
Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Here are several packages candidate for removal: [...] - ocsinventory-server and ocsinventory-agent: unmaintained, several pending security updates, better alternatives available (glpi + fusioninventory-agent) Noo, I'm using it for a

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Damien Lallement
Le 20/08/2012 22:17, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Le 20/08/2012 21:20, Damien Lallement a écrit : Le 20/08/2012 20:49, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Here are several packages candidate for removal: [...] - ocsinventory-server and ocsinventory-agent: unmaintained, several pending security updates,

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread David Walser
Damien Lallement mageia@... writes: Le 20/08/2012 22:17, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Meaning you're volonteering for maintainership ? If I don't have any choice, I am. /me hides Thanks Damien. Here you go. https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5252

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Manuel Hiebel
Le 2012-08-20 21:15, David Walser a écrit : Guillaume Rousse guillomovitch@... writes: Here are several packages candidate for removal: - apache-mod_python - apache-mod_ruby - ocsinventory-server and ocsinventory-agent - madwifi-sources Agreed, and there are surely other unmaintained packages

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Damien Lallement
Le 20/08/2012 22:56, David Walser a écrit : Damien Lallement mageia@... writes: Le 20/08/2012 22:17, Guillaume Rousse a écrit : Meaning you're volonteering for maintainership ? If I don't have any choice, I am. /me hides Thanks Damien. Here you go.

Re: [Mageia-dev] Package removal proposal

2012-08-20 Thread Juan Luis Baptiste
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Guillaume Rousse guillomovi...@gmail.com wrote: Le 20/08/2012 21:20, Damien Lallement a écrit : - ocsinventory-server and ocsinventory-agent: unmaintained, several pending security updates, better alternatives available (glpi + fusioninventory-agent)