Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > Note that this is *only* the package that launches the Debian installer from > *within* the running live system. This sounds like an annoying loss of functionality for those who use it. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread hakan
Hi, Pardus is also planning to use this package inside their live & installable hybrid media. While I don't have the time to take full ownership of the package, I can happily help in planning and implementing the improvements of required changes. I've also investigated some if its bugs and fi

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Hakan Bayındır
Hi, Pardus is also planning to use this package inside their live & installable hybrid media. While I don't have the time to take full ownership of the package, I can happily help in planning and implementing the improvements of required changes. I've also investigated some if its bugs and fi

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Michael .
>>It's a native package, there's no need to develop a replacement, just fix up the thing we have (or entirely replace it if you wish). Isn't the part in brackets developing a replacement? If it is broken and no one is working on it, or is willing to work on it, it is effectively orphaned anyway. T

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Hi, On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 06:49:43PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On the latter I can't really comment, but I would find it very > > unfortunate if this package would get removed from stretch *now*… (where > > there is no time to develop a replace

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Holger Levsen wrote: > On the latter I can't really comment, but I would find it very > unfortunate if this package would get removed from stretch *now*… (where > there is no time to develop a replacement…) Why would anyone develop a replacement instead of taking it over? In

Re: debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 04:02:46PM +, Iain R. Learmonth wrote: > I am proposing the removal of debian-installer-launcher from Debian as this > software generally gives bad user experience and does not see the levels of > testing required for us to ensure it is of reasonable quality. fair

debian-installer-launcher proposed removal

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
(When replying to this mail, please reply *only* to debian-live@lists.debian.org) Hi, I am proposing the removal of debian-installer-launcher from Debian as this software generally gives bad user experience and does not see the levels of testing required for us to ensure it is of reasonable quali

Bug#844611: O: debian-installer-launcher -- Debian Installer desktop launcher

2016-11-17 Thread Iain R. Learmonth
Package: wnpp Severity: normal Hi, Following discussion with #debian-live and #debian-boot on IRC, I am orphaning this package. This will no longer be used in the official live builds as it tends to give bad user experience and doesn't get the levels of testing it really needs. I am not filing a