Hi Hartmut,
> I'm currently updating Tryton to version 7.0 and am wondering whether it's > better to contribute the change to Guix or to set up a > channel for Tryton. > > WDYT? I'm eager to learn about your thoughts. > > Here is why I'm wondering: > > * Tryton consists of a client, a server and about 200 module/add-on providing > business logic. > * Tryton publishes a LTS version every 2.5 years. Two LTS versions are > supported (currently 6.0 and 7.0) and bugfixes are backported > there for 5 years. I think it would be preferable to have one LTS version in Guix. If you want to commit to maintaining the packages I think it would be worth discussing whether to grant you commit rights to handle these upgrades by yourself. > OTOH in Guix, maintaining several version seems laborious. What makes you say this? What exactly is the obstacle here? > Anyhow I'm unsure whether it's worth the effort maintaining three versions > and whether I'll be able to keep three version up to date - > esp. given that I don't have much automation for this. Personally, I don't think it makes sense to commit to maintaining there separate versions. It seems like a really big committment. -- Ricardo
