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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    [Cooker] Re: Stop packaging unused packages
From:       Emmanuel Andry <eandry () mandriva ! org>
Date:       2006-07-31 21:41:22
Message-ID: 1154382082.5155.6.camel () manu ! cognac ! local
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Le lundi 31 juillet 2006 à 15:04 -0400, Austin Acton a écrit :
> On 7/28/06, Vincent Panel <cooker.vincent.panel@chello.be> wrote:
> > - From a marketing point of view I think you're wrong... The more
> > packages are in the distro, the more people will be attracted to
> > Mandriva.
> 
> I think that is an artifact.  Mandriva has always posted stats at each
> release about how many packages they have and how many more it is than
> the last release.  This is only valid if each package is working and
> current.  Once packages start to become broken and out of date, the
> number of packages is a *bad* thing rather than a good thing.
> 
> > - I suppose at least the packager is using its package.
> 
> Totally not the case.
> 
> > - Most of the packages can be built rather easily (no or very small
> > change to the SPEC file), so I don't see the point of removing them
> > unless they don't compile.
> 
> I disagree.  I think 2007.0 is a great opportunity to completely
> remove non-working or very old packages from the distro.  Simplify
> everyones life... both user and packager.
> 
> Austin
> 

So, I see my post was fuel for your aeroplanes ;-)

Sorry for the way I show things, but this is the recipe for burning
discussions !

So, what the point ?

Regards,

 
-- 
Emmanuel Andry
Mandriva Contributor

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