Robert Schweikert píše v Pá 20. 11. 2020 v 09:04 -0500:
But this problem is not solved by making up some rules that make it harder for people to contribute and ask for a "business reason" in an open source project that is community driven. "business reasons" apply to SLE not to openSUSE.
Sorry, but how many times I need to repeat that “business reason” was unfortunate phrasing before you stop quoting it again me?
The way to fix the "it doesn't build" or "no one cares and it's way old" problem is to have a policy to evict packages that fall into those categories, define the policy and automate it.
So, the only bugs we are interested in is that the package is so broken it doesn't even build. Are there any other bugs we care about (and which would require updating)? And yes, exactly this policy we have, and the result is that quarter of packages in d:l:p need updating. Of course, there is an alternative to switch off monitoring, and just let packages rot without any concern from us as long as they at least build, and touch anything only if somebody bothers to file a bug. That will make certainly OpenSUSE the paragon of relevant and up-to- date Linux distro. Best, Matěj -- https://matej.ceplovi.cz/blog/, Jabber: mcepl@ceplovi.cz GPG Finger: 3C76 A027 CA45 AD70 98B5 BC1D 7920 5802 880B C9D8 In the course of my life, I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc.; I am even aware, thanks to Montesquieu, that one can be a Persian. But, as for Man, I declare that I have never met him in my life. If he exists, I certainly have no knowledge of him. -- Joseph de Maistre, Considerations on France, 1797