We had Java in Fedora long before modules, but not having a Java module would
certainly be the case in that scenario, and that'd be fine. We've been able to
install multiple different Java versions on the same Fedora install for some
time now, something which is not possible with modules.
On September 19, 2019 8:45:39 PM UTC, Emmanuel Seyman <emman...@seyman.fr>
wrote:
>* Kevin Kofler [19/09/2019 16:12] :
>>
>> That could have been prevented by policy, but deliberately was not,
>because
>> the people behind Modularity had exactly this (moving random packages
>to
>> module-only) as their hidden agenda.
>
>I'm quite certain that forbidding people to move to module-only would
>mean
>that we would not only not have a Java stack in Fedora but also no Java
>module too.
>
>You can argue that that's a good thing. Mikolaj wouldn't have gotten
>half
>the abuse he got for being the last remaining member of the Java SIG
>and
>we wouldn't have crazy conspiracies accussing people of moving packages
>to module-only because $REASON but having a Java module is better than
>not having one.
>
>Emmanuel
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