On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:13:18AM +0200, Patrice Pillot wrote: > Ana Guerrero a écrit : > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 09:08:30PM +0200, Patrice Pillot wrote: > >> If there is no objection from the maintainers on this list I will file a > >> bug tomorrow against kde-standard - I can't think about a more > >> appropriate package since kde-l10n-** packages don't have rdepends at > >> all and I don't feel like filing against each and every of those ;-) > > File a bug about what? > > You have to choose here kde3's translations or kde4's, kde3 and kde4 have > > been > > never been co-installable. > > Ana, > > As you can see on this page > http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=kspread , there are kde3 apps > that are still available not only in squeeze but in sid, too. I wouldn't > mind installing their KDE4 counterpart mind you, they're just not available. >
koffice is a bad example. koffice 1 is scheduled for removal and koffice 2 will stay in experimental until at least koffice 2.1 > So, I consider it a bug that those applications are distributed with no > l10n due to a packaging problem (as explained in details in my preceding > messages). > ok, got what you mean now. I agree it is a problem, but I do not see it as a packaging problem, it is just a matter of "choice". > That doesn't mean I don't understand that the Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers > are reluctant to fix such a packaging problem since eventually all of > those kde3 apps shall be ported or taken out of debian. I have taken > notes on the lack of manpower of the team and I do understand that this > problem is regarded as (very) low-priority (as long as stable is not > concerned and it is only a testing/unstable problem, at least). > > This is precisely why I asked for maintainers' advice here. I don't want > to file an unecessary (for me) and cumbersome (for them) bug report > (i.e. a bug that probably only time will fix). > Honestly, I do not see it being fixed. > I've read Modestas message now and I think he's just saying that: too > early to decide how to solve the problem. That's OK for me, really. > After observing the debates on the list and elsewhere, I'm now convinced > that the sooner we'll have only kde4 apps in the archive the better, so > that everyone will be in position to fill just 'useful' bugs. RIP KDE3. > Yes, exactly. > Hope this clarify my question. Yes, thanks. Ana -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
