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It will not upload that. It will only upload if someone before +</I>><i> uploaded such a version. +</I>><i> +</I> +that may be ... we need to review and fix the packages / downgrades... +but someone uploading wrong package does not excuse doing more +of it... + +but that's exactly the issue of running unmonitored bots when +version freeze is in effect... + +>><i> I see a new NetworkManager also just ended up in SVN, despite +</I>>><i> iirc you earlier stated you'd probly need to roll down to an +</I>>><i> older one... +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Indeed, seems that there is a still a bug. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> So you are making the same mess for upcoming mga3, that is +</I>>><i> also in mga2 updates svn, making everyone elses work harder, +</I>>><i> when svn does not match what's on mirrors... this is painful +</I>>><i> for QA and security maintenance... +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Apologies for trying to provide a new GNOME as requested _on_my_own_ and +</I>><i> not finishing it. Not what I wanted, but not done on purpose. +</I>><i> +</I> +Yeah, well, stuff going to updates_testing is meant for updates, +so when you start a push, please follow up on it, or dont push +at all... + +and automated bots pushing stuff on its own to updates_testing is not +something that helps... official updates needs to be thought out, +and monitored so you really know what is pushed and needs to be +validated. + +But enough about that... updates_testing got cleaned so we +will have to cope only with the svn stuff if/when pushing +gnome and gnome deps releated security updates .. + + +>><i> Automated scripts can be ok during open cauldron, but _never_ +</I>>><i> when we try to stabilize for a release. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Meanwhile, Mageia 3 keeps getting delayed and delayed and not due to me. +</I>><i> +</I> +So what... + +I know you want to push GNOME 3.8 as it's always more fun to work +with "the latest/greatest yet" but the sad fact is that there does +does not seem to be enough gnome maintenance/maintainers interests +to really pull it off... + +Not to mention there is serious doubts the the 3.8.0 release +will be good enough to work properly for all endusers when the +fallback is dropped, so it would need atleast a update to 3.8.x +as a followup later to provide something that actually works, +wich comes back to lack of maintainers... + +>><i> So ... once again... please kill the script, clean up svn, +</I>>><i> revert packages to latest stable, and try to focus on providing +</I>>><i> a good / fully updated Gnome 3.6 will be available for Mga3. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I rather take a break from Mageia. +</I>><i> +</I> +Just because we ask you to focus on distro quality thinking for +a while and not as a gnome dev only wanting to play with latest +code ? + +And we get stuck with cleaning up... Oh well... + +I guess that just confirms that 3.6 is a safer road for us then... + +I do hope you reconsider, but everyone is here by their own +free will... + + +><i> And I hate these personal email habits. CC'ing mageia-dev. +</I>><i> +</I> +I thought it only concerned you for now, as it was your bot +running wild (and unmonitored) that got me to mail you... + +But if that's what you want... Fine by me... +I'll post on -dev for now then... + +-- +Thomas + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="023053.html">[Mageia-dev] Gnome mess in Mageia SVN... +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="023111.html">[Mageia-dev] Gnome mess in Mageia SVN... +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#23089">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#23089">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#23089">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#23089">[ 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> |