[Mageia-dev] Release Notes - reminder

Thu May 26 13:59:18 CEST 2011

2011/5/25 Bruno Cornec <Bruno.Cornec at hp.com>:
+> Thomas Backlund said on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 04:37:19PM +0300:
+>
+>> Mondo package got properly epoched ~2 weeks ago:
+>> http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/mondo/current/SPECS/mondo.spec?r1=75254&r2=96498
+>
+> Why do we start a new distro then, if it's to reproduce the errors made
+> in the previous one ?
+>
+>> 1. we promise people an upgrade path from 2010.1/2
+>
+> They still have an upgrade path, and that wasn't raising an error.
+>
+>> 2. rpm/urpmi/rpmdrake does not read release notes
+>>    (same goes for many endusers)
+>
+> I disagree. THat's one of the most important reading when I go from RHEL
+> 5.x to 5.x+1, between Mandriva, Mageia or whatever distro I'm using.
+>
+> It's much more easy to point people to a link and tell them to read, to
+> solve their issue/question.
+>
+>> 3. we dont do exceptions for package(r)s
+>
+> Life is plenty of exceptions. And there are times when there are good
+> reasons to do them. Creating a new distro is not a task you'll do next
+> week again. Thinking to fix what was wrong in the previous one was IMO
+> more important than ensuring that level of upgrade path for a couple of
+> users of a package.
+>
+> I especially took time to discuss that point with Anne before taking any
+> decision and documented it
+> (http://brunocornec.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/considerations-on-mondorescue-packaging-for-mageia/)
+>
+> I'm a bit disappointed that no real discussion/vote/choice was made
+> publicly.
+
+This is an open system. You (as an interested person) could have
+started this public discussion any time. Of course, starting it a
+couple of days before release may be a bit late.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+