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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Removal of sun java</H1>
<B>Guillaume Rousse</B>
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<I>Fri Mar 30 10:06:36 CEST 2012</I>
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<PRE>Le 30/03/2012 09:58, Thierry Vignaud a écrit :
><i> On 29 March 2012 22:59, Pascal Terjan<<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">pterjan at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
</I>>>><i> perhaps we can obsolete it with one of those nonfree getters? (if security
</I>>>><i> bug)
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> or, maybe a package that gives an README.urpmi ...
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> IMHO: i think obsoleting it is fine, but with a README.urpmi that says
</I>>>><i> notifies
</I>>>><i> that it's been obsoleted.
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</I>>><i> Yes that seems the best solution to me
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</I>><i> We can do like RH& Ubuntu, provides an empty package that explain sun doesn't
</I>><i> enable us anymore to distribute it and that they've to install (& update) it
</I>><i> manually from sun.com
</I>Why should we manage this case differently from other similar situations
? That's not the first time we remove something from the distribution,
because it is not supported anymore usually, and has known available
vulnerabilities.
--
Old and precious carpets weaken bowels and bladders.
-- Jenning's Corollary Concerning Oriental Carpets and Pets
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