[maemo-developers] Ask for removal of some packages from Extras Fremantle repository

[From: Matan Ziv-Av]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010, Graham Cobb wrote:

> On Monday 22 March 2010 11:20:53 Benoît HERVIER wrote:
>> Because it ll be not be maintained anymore, and new versions will be
>> publish only on my own repository. But as HAM, ignore packet as my
>> repository isn't in the ham trusted list, there is here a conflict.
>
> You are well aware of my views so I won't repeat them here.  But I still don't
> understand what you achieve by not using extras-devel?  I understand the
> frustration with the Extras process but what do you achieve by having your
> own repository except limit your distribution even further by making it even
> less likely anyone can find your apps?  Why not put them in extras-devel and
> not bother to promote them if you don't like the promotion process?
>
> I just don't see how using your own repository is actually any **better** than
> just using extras-devel?

There are a few problems with extras-devel:

- There are way too many warnings all over the place (mailing list,
   wiki, talk), so some users might be be reluctant to use this
   repository.
- Some of the warnings are true, so asking people to use this repositort
   might expose them to unwanted updates.
- autobuilder is too limited - currently you can't compile packages that
   depend on versions in PR1.1.
- You can't easily remove a package from extras-devel. (Or maybe at all?
   I asked for a package to be removed two weeks ago. It is still there). 
- Using extras-devel might lock packages, preventing users that install
   packages from this repository to later update them from another
   repository.

That said, I prefer to have my packages available both in my repository 
and in extras-devel, when it is possible.


-- 
Matan.