Re: User-contrib, up-to-date stable
[please do not CC replies to me]
On 22 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Paul" == Paul Seelig <pseelig@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de> writes:
>
> And please understand it from the point of view of a group
> that is trying to make the transition to libc6: it is hard enough to
> do that, and we do not have the resources to simultaneously run a
> libc5 version. How do you think that should be resolved?
Some sort of 'current' distribution - a more complete bo-updates, would be
nice. I suppose that resources are a bit thin, but... many packages would
be pretty easy to debianize on libc5 machines...
I believe we do need to do something, as there are many people who care
far more about having a *stable* distribution than upgrading central parts
of their system. These people may, however, want to add a program here or
there, as long as it's nothing crucial. For example, here at work, I
really cant' be running development systems. I would, however, like to
show off the gimp as a cool linux tool, but it is looking like a real
hassle to make it work due to inconsistencies.
> Demanding a solution may not always work. Or labelling
> essentially a free service as unacceptable. (I, too, thought that
> your post came across as being slightly rude, so sorry).
I don't think anyone is demanding a solution. I think Paul has
volunteered his time to help maintain some of these libc5 packages, and is
pushing for a user-contributed site so that we can have a central
repository for them.
After having read the various arguments for and against user contrib
stuff, I find myself more or less in agreement with the idea that our way
of doing things is superior. However, it seems to me that we are not
filling a need. Maybe it's not your need, maybe it's not a need of many
developers, however, it does exist, and instead of argueing this point, we
should try and come up with the best solution we can given our resources.
Maybe a libc5 computer could be made to autocompile packages? Or just
made available for others to work on...
I might be able to donate some time on my computer here at work - possibly
during the non-work hours.
David Welton http://www.efn.org/~davidw
Debian GNU/Linux - www.debian.org
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