[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Proposal for streamline maemo repositories

[From: Koen Kooi]

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Andrew Flegg schreef:
> On 9/14/06, Devesh Kothari <devesh.kothari at nokia.com> wrote:
>> Proposal to streamline maemo repos. PLEASE give your feedback and
>> concerns. If anyone can improve or shoot this down, then it is YOU.
>>
>> Proposal:
>>
>> 1. To change the name of the "contrib" repository name to "extras"
> [snip]
>>
>>    Impact to developers/contributors/users of contrib
>>      - Currently configured repository in /etc/apt/sources.list would
>>        have to be changed
> [snip]
> 
> Sorry, I think you're too late. You should have considered these
> issues in advance, and introducing another "please change your
> settings" to users just looks a little unprofessional so soon after
> the EABI change (which we all agree was worthwhile, but the users
> don't think they see the benefit).

*If* you want to make such a change, make sure you release a new firmware image that has
all the changes and have a short changeover period to minimize the annoyance.
And if you are going to release a new firmware image, please release an RC first to get
rid of the most obvious bugs.

regards,

Koen
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