On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:17:45AM +0000, Adam Fontenot via aur-general wrote: > Hi all, > > The TU "alad" deleted my package, firefox-clean, from the AUR. I'm > assuming this is a mistake, but I can't contact alad directly because > their email is hidden on their profile. At first glance, it may appear > that my version of the Firefox PKGBUILD in Extra does not do anything > notable, but this is not the case. My package is intended to do three > things: > It's not a mistake. Check the submission guidelines [1]; a package should only be submitted if it's not overly specialized and useful to more than 1 user. In this case, all but a few users will be able to achieve what this package offers by configuration of the regular firefox package in the repositories.
[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Rules_of_submission (About my email address; I usually hide it due to spam. However, it is still visible in my public profile on archlinux.org or any of the packages I maintain.) > 1. Set sensible default options that most users will want in the first place. > 2. Eliminate *at compile time* code that is not web-browser related > (e.g. Pocket). > 3. Fix pain points for power users with small, maintainable patches. > (e.g. inclusion of a restart button in the file menu) > > At least items 2 and 3 cannot be done with adjustments to user.js, as > the deletion request claims. > You can also disable Pocket through other means (the request also said "other user configuration"), such as the extensions.pocket.* series provied in about:config. If you had such concern about these "features" and wanted to disable them at compile time, there's existing packages which take this further e.g. firefox-esr-privacy. [2] [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/firefox-esr-privacy/ A restart button is available through an addon. [3] [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/restart-my-fox > I don't claim that many people will want to use it, but for those who > might, having a package in the AUR to use could save a considerable > amount of work. Inclusion in the AUR has never been dependent on the > number of users the package benefits, and so far as I can see, > firefox-clean doesn't break any rules. > I don't see how compiling something massive like firefox every 2 weeks weighs up against minor changes that can be achieved otherwise. Otherwise, see above. > Can I recreate the package, or can it be reinstated? > > Thanks! > You can submit a package if it is not overly specialized and contains more than trivial changes. As outlined above, that's not something firefox-clean had to offer. > -Adam Fontenot Best, Alad
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