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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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I guess you didn't +follow the meetings or read up on the meeting logs? + +[...] +><i> NACK. That's totally bogus. +</I>><i> Enabling the backport media DOES NOT imply "I want to install every +</I>><i> backports". +</I>><i> You're twisting the reality and the existing experience in order to match +</I>><i> your goals. That won't work... +</I> +i'm not twisting anything. + +the only way you ever have supported backports, is that you only support +installing all backports that have packages in release. + +If you find another way to support backports, please let us know. +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="016710.html">[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="016740.html">[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#16714">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#16714">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#16714">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#16714">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |