On Saturday 24 January 2015 14.22:24 Robert Schweikert wrote:
On 01/24/2015 01:55 PM, 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.
Why not? If a package in question has no security issues does not cause continuous headaches why not keep it? What is wrong with code that works well and has been used for a long time?
Don't get me wrong, I like clean up efforts. But throwing stuff out just because it is old is from my perspective throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Later, Robert
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