On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 18:42:50 -0300
"Marcelo Góes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 4/2/06, Carsten Lohrke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This is not the case. At least unless the user actively looks at
> > package.mask. Since Portage doesn't provide the information, this point is
> > void. And even if - four weeks are a too long, imho.
> 
> I still do not understand what the rush is with removing a package.
> Readding a package if necessary will be much more troublesome than
> just keeping it masked for a month. I believe this is the general
> consensus on the subject.
> 

+1 on this one.

Give people (and developers) time, not everybody is lightning's younger
brother like you seem to be. Contrary to popular belief, there actually *are*
people who sync less often than once per week. It's not like package.mask-ed
package hurts anyone.

I can't see what's the rush here either.

Kind regards,
-- 
Andrej "Ticho" Kacian <ticho at gentoo dot org>
Gentoo Linux Developer - net-mail, antivirus, sound, x86

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