On Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 01:05:24PM -0600, Adam Heath wrote: > Let's face it. Gnome sucks. I don't know if I can count how many gnome > versions we have in slink/potato. And then we have libaries that depend on > gnome, and if a program depends on these secondary libraries, then you have to > try and diddle around just to get it to compile. >
Since when do we remove things from the project just because they are actively being developed? And last I checked the gnome in slink works perfectly fine. As does the one in potato, just cause <insert random gnome app that hasn't been recompiled yet> doesn't work is no reason to be throwing a fit about something that doesn't really concern you. (e.g. I don't think you maintain any gnome packages). > I propose that gnome be removed from slink, until the gnome developers get a > clue. Maybe a distribution removing there pet project will be the clue bat > they need. They seem not to care about the rest of the world. I don't think that's your decision or anyone else's to make. It's up the the maintainers of the gnome packages to decide if they want it or not. > > Adam > > Now, as to why I cc'd policy. There is a more serious issue at stake. All > these gnome libs and dev pkgs are quite confusing. Users have a hard time > deciding what they need. And gnome hasn't even released 1.0 yet. With gnome > having major internal changes, on almost a daily basis, and then having those > changes put in debs, leads to great confusion. > Yes, but if we removed every package that caused confusion we would end up removing a few hundred or so. > No other library has so many versions. > > Gnome might be stable, and not have segfaults/crashes. But having it change > so often is not good. Debian needs to pick 1(one, uno) version of gnome, and > stick with it. Not these infinitely different versions. > Pick one? So we should just stick with gnome 0.30 which is several months old just so we can give people another reason to claim debian is outdated, there is a good idea. Get real, if the maintainers want to maintain gnome then let them. No one is forcing you to use the packages. /-----------------------------------------------------------\ |Stephen Crowley [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org | |GPG Key http://va.debain.org/~crow/public.key | \--- 8A8B 3B82 6EA7 CF4E 01A5 5B21 B378 981D D2E1 0D85 ----/
