Re: Removing Packages in Slink for Debian 2.1
On Wed, Oct 14, 1998 at 09:33:22PM -0700, Jim Pick wrote:
>
> Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com> writes:
>
> > Okay, everybody... It's that time again. I've gone through the bug logs
> > and made my list of packages to keep/remove should they still have
> > release-critical (i.e. critical, grave, or important) bugs at ship time.
>
> What do you think we should do with the Gnome stuff?
>
> The Gnome 0.30 stuff is still under rather heavy development. The
> current packages in Slink are pretty much alpha-quality. Lots of
> things don't work. It sounds like there will probably be a 1.0
> release coming up in a few months that will be thoroughly tested and
> stable.
>
> I'm not sure if it's a good idea to release them as a part of a
> "stable" distribution, as they really aren't. There aren't any
> guarantees that the stuff that runs today is going to run tomorrow.
I installed it yesterday to get a glimpse at what they are doing. I'd
say it should be left out because it doesn't really work. It is a
fine demonstration, but it doesn't add value to Debian until it can be
used either a) to hack against, or b) to provide a workable desktop
environment.
Reply to: