Erlan Sergaziev <erlan.sergaz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>There are a lot of packages even in Oneiric that are 1-2 versions >behind >stable upstream. > >I would suggest therefore that Software Center has a feature where >users >will be able to tag certain packages as outdated like in arch. > >Tagging should have the following benefits: > >1) The number of users tagging a package will indicate the "heat" of >the >need of package's new version. >2) An email message should be sent to the main package maintainer. If >no >response received say within 3 months, the package should be declared >unmaintained and so other packagers can chime in. Ubuntu doesn't have dedicated package maintainers, so there isn't a need to track for this purpose. Also, there are a number of tools developers use to keep track of needed updates. Software Center isn't used for this. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
