Kevin Fenzi wrote on 1/9/19 8:11 PM: > On 1/9/19 12:34 AM, Miro Hrončok wrote: >> Hi, we've successfully removed Python 2 from default Workstation >> installation years ago, today I'd like to see if we could do it in Xfce >> Spin as well. >> >> For those not in the picture: Python 2 ill EOL in 11 months, 22 days [0]. >> We are trying to get rid of it as much as possible in Fedora [1][2]. >> >> Eliminating Python 2 from our defualt installations is an important step >> here. >> >> Today, if I try to uninstall python2 from Xfce spin (rawhide), this is >> what gets removed as dependent: >> >> NetworkManager-openconnect-gnome >> blueberry >> gnumeric >> python2-catfish >> system-config-keyboard >> system-config-users >> >> Several others go as no longer needed, mostly python2 libs, but also: >> >> NetworkManager-openconnect >> bluez-obex >> bluez-tools >> openconnect >> wmctrl >> >> While I doubt the actual usefulness of gnumeric, what bothers me is: >> >> 1. It seems that the Bluetooth stack is entirely gone. Do we have an >> viable alternative? > > Oddly, blueberry upstream seems to be python3 already, but our fedora > package seems to change to python2 for some reason? I can look into > it... or if someone else wants to and submit a PR that would be great! >> 2. If openconnect is not needed on Workstation, why is it needed in Xfce? > > we can drop it, I think we just had it because others did. >> >> 3. Can we set keyboards/users with some alternatives? system-config-* >> still link to fedorahosted as upstream and haven't received an update in >> years. They seem pretty upstream dead to me. > > yep. I'd say drop. > >> 4. Catfish is Python 3 compatible, but the Fedora maintainer is not [4]. > > That is pretty sad. I guess I would say drop it from the spin if it's > not going to be maintained in a reasonable manner.
SO how do we search files? I think escalating to bfedora board or something makes sense in such a situation. > kevin > > > > _______________________________________________ > xfce mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] > _______________________________________________ xfce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
