Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
On 4/14/2009 at 11:28, "David C. Rankin"
Is it me or are all your mails a little bit 'cranky' ? Might be just me associating it very closely to the name. Whenever I read C. Ranking I already know another cranky mail is coming in.
Maybe writing your mails in a more pragmatic and objective way would help everybody: - The mails would be easier to read - They would be much more motivating to actually be read - Any issue found in them might actually also be solved
If a package breaks like the one you mention here, then a note to the package maintainer is surely not wrong. If you want a fully supported system, then using a dozen of OBS repos clearly IS wrong.
Dominique
Probable cause: Lack of sleep from trying to help my favorite distro keep from going over a cliff. I'll try to pull back on the dry sarcasm a bit, but you know as they say, "the truth hurts sometimes..." Further, and in direct response to your statement above, can you please explain to me what is wrong with me using http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database/ as a repository on my system? I do make heavy use of server apps and do like to stay current with changes so I don't experience culture shock with the wave of changes that come with each new releases. It softens the blow so to speak. Next, also let me know, if it is no longer proper or appreciated for members of the community to try the new packages out and identify any problems with them. I always thought that was rather helpful so that any problem could be corrected and prevented from propagating into the next release. If that's not OK anymore, I'll stop and let someone else do it. I've been managing my boxes in the same manner, with a number of repositories since at least 10.0 (I don't think we had near the number of repos with 8.0-9.3), but it has only been in the last 6 months that packages seem to be broken on a regular basis. I find and document the problems and I find them, put the information out on the list for peer review, and file bug reports when appropriate. I really fail to see an issue with that. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org