On 24.01.2015 19:55, Shawn W Dunn wrote:
On Saturday, January 24, 2015 06:43:17 PM Ralf Lang wrote:
a2ps
This might probably still be used by people, even if enscript offers similar functionality. Is there actually any problem with a2ps? I wouldn't love to rewrite some toolchains just because somebody thinks it's dated.
I don't think anybody is suggesting that these packages are dropped outright. Just that they aren't included in openSUSE:Factory, they will still be there, in their respective development repos. Honestly, I think this is an effort that needs more focus, to reduce the overall workload on shipping a good Factory/Tumbleweed Product. You can't just keep *everything* in Factory in perpetuity, because ONE user might need it.
(No Ralf, I'm not picking on you, I'm speaking in general)
No offense taken, but what benefit is it to drop a package which is actually used, has no issues and just works? Development repos are just not the same. They don't end up in the final product. They don't receive the same automated and human QA from "The address in the license file is no longer valid" to "please use this compiler setting from now on, because it makes the whole distribution more secure". All this leads to is a series of new submit requests and a lot of work. -- Ralf Lang Linux Consultant / Developer Tel.: +49-170-6381563 Mail: lang@b1-systems.de B1 Systems GmbH Osterfeldstraße 7 / 85088 Vohburg / http://www.b1-systems.de GF: Ralph Dehner / Unternehmenssitz: Vohburg / AG: Ingolstadt,HRB 3537