On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:33 AM, <alexander.kana...@linux.intel.com> wrote: >> Add parted-1.8.6 which is not GPLv3. > > I have to say, I still can't support having this in oe-core. Providing > alternatives to GPLv3 software is fine, but not when the 'alternative' is > a very old, unsupported version of the same software, which inevitably > brings issues in functionality and maintenance.
Parted 1.8 is very old and not supported at all. The number of fixes after it is such huge which makes Parted mostly useless in new storage and disk formats. I see NO benefit in having it and a serious maintenance burden. -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems http://www.ossystems.com.br http://code.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 (53) 9981-7854 Mobile: +1 (347) 903-9750 -- _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
