On Thursday 25 February 2010 08:22:17 Ulrich Mueller wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Robin H Johnson wrote: > > Metadata.xml should allow use of a <changepolicies> element. Within > > the element, package maintainers should be able to describe how > > non-maintainer changes to the package are handled. > > Could we allow this element in the category metadata files, too? > Its value there would be the default for the category, with the > possibility to override it for individual packages. > > Ulrich How are you so sure that a general "rule" can apply to a whole category? E.g. the x11-misc/ one. Which rule for non-maintainer changes are you going to apply since every single developer is maintaining a x11-misc application? Same for app-misc etc. -- Markos Chandras (hwoarang) Gentoo Linux Developer Web: http://hwoarang.silverarrow.org
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