On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 09:37, Kevin Kofler via devel < devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek wrote: > > I don't think it makes sense to restart the discussion here. I disagree > > that there was (any) consensus on the mailing list. If you feel that it's > > better to use a non-Fedora JRE, that's certainly possible, please just do > > that if you want to. Personally, I see a lot of value in having Java > > for Fedora, and use it for my stuff. > > But the thing is, I am left with only the options of using an all-bundled > JRE from Fedora or using an all-bundled JRE from elsewhere. I hope you can > see how this is not a real choice. > > I have been using the Fedora-packaged Java all this time, and I indeed > also > see a lot of value in it. But to me, this also implies that it is packaged > to Fedora standards and uses Fedora system libraries. Stopping to do so > destroys much of the value of having a Fedora package at all. > > So, sure, I can just use Java from elsewhere, but that is exactly what I > do > not want. What I do want is being taken away from me. > > Since I do not see this decision changing, it is probably time for people negatively affected by this change to set up a COPR or some other build system which builds the packages as they were previously. It might help to see what kind of problems it has and if there are solutions which were not seen before. -- Stephen Smoogen, Red Hat Automotive Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle. -- Ian MacClaren
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