[Mageia-dev] qt3-devel needed for Trinitydesktop (KDE 3.5 successor)

Fri Mar 25 12:43:28 CET 2011

'Twas brillig, and Tux99 at 25/03/11 11:14 did gyre and gimble:
+> My concerns here are exactly because I'm getting the feeling that freedom
+> is being unnecessarily restricted in Mageia.
+
+This is a very, very subjective statement, and I am rather concerned
+that it's being used as some kind of leverage here (perhaps include a
+picture of a puppy with sad eyes too! :p)
+
+"Freedom" is in no way restricted. I see absolutely no problem with
+compiling a qt3 package yourself with the -devel package enabled if you
+want to use it. If you come up with a set of applications that then
+build off it that you want to be included in Mageia repos, then I'm sure
+this can be discussed at the time.
+
+Saying that a certain packaging option "restricts freedom" is a
+statement I find rather offensive. Nothing is restricted, you simply
+have to rebuild things.
+
+Ahmad disabled gvfs-iphone the other day as it requires a newer (and
+apparently less stable) libimobiledevice. Does that "restrict my
+freedom"? No, of course it does not. I don't necessarily agree with the
+decision and I'll test the stability of the new combo in coming weeks to
+see if it can be included officially. This isn't restricting my freedom,
+it's just a process I have to go through. This is exactly the same with
+your qt3-devel issue.
+
+Col
+
+
+
+-- 
+
+Colin Guthrie
+mageia(at)colin.guthr.ie
+http://colin.guthr.ie/
+
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