Re: Status of Plasma 5.18/5.19?
Dear Marco, dear Qt/KDE team, dear Norberg, dear community,
Marco Valli - 28.06.20, 11:12:03 CEST:
> In data domenica 28 giugno 2020 10:18:03 CEST, Rainer Dorsch ha
scritto:
> > Norbert's packages are built and
> > meant for Debian sid/bullseye, so none of the criteria for
> > FrankenDebian
> > applies:
> Those are just *exempla*.
> Do you remember debian multimedia of Marillat, another "very
> experienced DD"? No? well, even preining in a few years will no
> longer remember by anyone. Debian yes.
I am not sure whether it makes sense to discuss this out to the end…
In the end we know both positions now and users can make an informed
choice themselves.
But:
Users who use Norbert's packages, please do not report to the Debian bug
tracker. Also this user support mailing list is hosted by the Debian
project and I think it is important to consider that. So if you use
Norbert packages please use whatever support channels he offers, for
example the comment function on his blog. In addition with KDE mailing
lists or forums for general questions. And also if you report a bug to
KDE upstream bug tracker, clearly mention that you are using his
packages.
I admit I am tempted to try out his packages as well… but for now I keep
my system as it is. I used Marillat's packages which worked okay most of
the time but I also had some issues, mostly related to dependencies here
and there. And I think there is a risk of dependency related issues when
combining packages from the official Debian repositories with any other
source. Regardless of the skills of the developer who provides the
packages. With binary based distributions it seems to be very
challenging to get this right. So I agree that much with: Don't break
Debian. Adding: But if you do, you get to keep the pieces. And if you
do, please do not bother this list or the Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE team
with that in any way.
I really would have preferred for Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE team to work
together. But if that isn't the case that also is how it is. And it is
important to accept that. That does not make anyone who is involved
right or wrong either. It is just different approaches. None of them
inherently better or worse than the other.
Best,
--
Martin
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