In response to all replies Thus far,
I as a User,
I expect that arch works (no matter what) - no arguments there
I assume that ~arch will work 95% of the time.
I never ever touch anything in p.mask.
Now, where do we put packages that could work for most users, but they
might not work for the other 49% of users?
p.mask seems to prevent that 49% of users from trying it, and reporting
those bugs, but on the other hand ~arch means that 49% of users using
~arch will have problem x,y, or z.
Now understand, this is the viewpoint of myself, and I have used a full
~arch system for a while, and i didn't ever run into anything more then
the occasional package with a new config, or config update that i didnt
do properly. (lazy-ness)
things to consider
1) would ?arch become the old ~arch, if it was implemented?
2) would people actually try to run a full ?arch system?
3) #2, would it be possible without breakage?
I personally like the idea of the UNSTABLE="" because to me, it changes
nothing, but allows the AT and PM to communicate, on a per-ebuild basis.
(comments welcome)
just some thoughts,
Andrew
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