Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > I'd disagree, a *user* cannot "create their own updated version from > sources". A user does not build software; developers do. If you are > compiling stuff - you are a developer, albeit possibly a very bad one.
I'm not so sure. The user can be taught to use the ./configure && make && sudo make install as a black box, just like running apt-get or yum install. If you do not change the code (ie. it's not "their own updated version" but a compile of the upstream version) I'm not so sure you can be considered a developer (albeit it's something for power-users ☺). > > > My current main laptop has 2500 programme packages installed. I would > > think this is fairly norm. For the vast majority (2498 packages to be > > exact) I am not in the slightest interested to have the most bang up > > to date version. For the two remaining ones - I am a contributing > > developer, so I compile them from source. > > .... so you are a developer. The constant swapping of contexts between > user and developer is in part what makes this thread senseless. It is > moving the mileposts while measuring. > > If you build software you are a developer; do not confuse yourself with > a user [who has neither the interest nor skills to do such a thing]. The interest will mostly depend on how much they want the new features/fixes (eg. the webkit composer) Although they often won't have the needed skills (maybe that can be fixed by lowering the bar?) > For a non-trivial application such as Evolution a non-trivial skill set > is required to build. That's true. And helpers like jhbuild can make it even harder. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
