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QT3 is already part of Mageia and it wasn't me +</I>><i> who added it. All I'm asking is if there is any compelling reason not to +</I>><i> enable qt3-devel in the existing qt3 source package that is part of Mageia. +</I> +Then ask the qt3 maintainer - and as long as you don't expect to give +a hand in this maintaince, live by her/his answer (if it's only about +qt3). + +And if you're not satisfied with the recommandations/answers you got +from there, just push the topic as a clear question to a next coming +Council meeting to decide on this and you'll see (but it's likely the +Council will stand by the maintainer recommandation, unless there's +really something big at stake on the contrary). + +><i> If there isn't any COMPELLING reason, then qt3-devel should be reenabled as +</I>><i> long as someone wishes it. +</I> +If it's deprecated stuff, is there any compeling reason to reenable a +devel package of it. And if someone wishes it back, and the +maintainers thinks it's not worth it (too old, deprecated, unstable, +complex, unclear, not the plan), the maintainer has the hand (so one +can become the maintainer if it's really needed for her). + +><i> What everyone here seems to forget is that a community distro should be +</I>><i> first and foremost about FREEDOM. Freedom to let others enjoy their +</I>><i> preferred software, not ARTIFICIAL RESTRICTIONS imposed by personal +</I>><i> preferences or unnecessarily restrictive ARBITRARY RULES made up along the +</I>><i> way by a few of the core members. +</I> +Wait. What you seem to forget is that this is not only about rights +but too about duties. The "freedom" above comes from people that take +their time to craft and package things, so they are verily in their +right and duty to make choices - documented, discussed, agreed. And +it's not because just one or two people argue and argue the contrary +that the maintainer should ... "obey". See above posts, we've been +several to suggest you a more practical path for everyone. + +That choices made here in this project do/will not satisfy everyone is +plain obvious. Those choices don't prevent one from reverting them on +ones end, demonstrate they are worth it in the project main line, and +have them integrated. + + +Romain +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003655.html">[Mageia-dev] qt3-devel needed for Trinitydesktop (KDE 3.5 successor) +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003657.html">[Mageia-dev] qt3-devel needed for Trinitydesktop (KDE 3.5 successor) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3654">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3654">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3654">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3654">[ 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> |