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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Unmask >=net-p2p/bitcoin*-0.21.1
From: Florian Schmaus <flow () gentoo ! org>
Date: 2022-01-29 17:51:45
Message-ID: c61a6051-5fc5-4124-e1aa-ef2977aebaa7 () gentoo ! org
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On 25/01/2022 07.49, Joonas Niilola wrote:
> On 24.1.2022 20.37, Florian Schmaus wrote:
Hi Joonas,
>> I think it is time to unmask the currently masked Bitcoin versions. The
>> mask was added in Juli of 2021 [1], with the mask's commit message
>> indicating that unmasking is planned for November 2021.
>>
>> I doubt that the mask was ever needed in the first place, as it was
>> intended to prevent automated updates of Bitcoin in Gentoo. However,
>> Gentoo has no unattended upgrade mechanism. Instead, the user explicitly
>> triggers all updates.
>>
>> As this has already caused a little bit of friction, I'd like to get a
>> feeling of the community's view on that.
>>
>> - Flow
>>
>> 1:
>> https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=d0bbc4dcc33927cbf0ca27a054c430f6866ed72e
>>
>>
>
> Publishing a news item 2-4 weeks prior wouldn't cost much for us, I feel
> like just to make sure it'd be the right thing to do.
I am skeptical that a news item would be the right thing to do
First, I doubt that the package mask was needed, as I already wrote.
Hence unmasking the package is nothing that the users need to be
notified about.
Secondly, we never did a news item for Bitcoin in the past, even on
consensus changes. So I want to prevent creating a precedent that puts
us in a position where people expect us to do one for every Bitcoin
protocol consensus change.
Finally, the news item would state the obvious: Newer software versions
may include changes that you, as a user, may want to review before
upgrading.
That said, I wouldn't object if someone published one. Please let me
know if you plan to publish one. Otherwise, I would unmask Bitcoin in
one week since no fundamental objections have been raised so far.
- Flow
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