On 30 June 2011 22:47, Brian K. White <brian@aljex.com> wrote:
On 6/30/2011 3:03 AM, Dimstar / Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
Unless I need the app very badly, like it's for work and there is no sufficient substitute, I absolutely do not want to use an app that unnecessarily pulls in a lot of dependencies. That makes the rest of my box and the rest of my experience crappier in many indirect ways for the sake of that app.
Exactly, not to mention slow downloads & updates and worsened security.
And we haven't even touched on the whole world of licensing issues. You may not care how some software is licensed but I sure do, and really so do you whether you think so or not.
Exactly. A generalised tag based system would allow a "virtual RMS" in Software Manager, where non Free packages can be (correctly) labelled as a long term maintenance hazard. Of course someone crazy could prioritise non-oss to. Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org