On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Patrick Lauer <patr...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 08/07/2013 09:14 PM, Alexandre Rostovtsev wrote: > > On Wed, 2013-08-07 at 14:45 +0200, Michael Weber wrote: > >> Greetings, > >> > >> Gnome Herd decided to target stablilization of 3.8 [1] which requires > >> systemd. > >> > >> What are the reasons to stable 3.8 and not 3.6, a version w/o this > >> restriction, enabling all non systemd users to profit from this > >> eye-candy as well. > >> > >> I raise the freedom of choice card here. And deliberately choosing an > >> uncooperative version doesn't shine a good light. > >> > >> Facts, pls! > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478252 > > > > To stabilize gnome-3.6, we would need > > 1. one or (preferably) two *active* gentoo developers; > > 2. who are familiar with gnome's internals and are able to backport > > bugfixes from 3.8/3.10 without support from upstream developers; and > > 3. who volunteer to run openrc+gnome-3.6 for a long time on their main > > machines so that they can give a stable 3.6 the support that the word > > 'stable' implies. > > > > We do not have such people on the gnome team. > > > > Seeing the noise in #gentoo from people getting whacked in the kidney by > the systemd sidegrade ... that's a very optimistic decision. > > It'll cause lots of pain for users that suddenly can't start lvm > properly and other nasty landmines hidden in the "upgrade path". By > stabilizing this early you're causing lots of extra work for others. > > I hope you understand that some of us will be very rude and just suggest > to unmerge gnome on all support requests as it now moves outside our > support range ... > > Have a nice day, > > Patrick > Although I understand your frustration, I don't see any other options for the Gentoo gnome team. People who don't like this should take their complaints upstream. -- Alex Alexander + wired + www.linuxized.com + www.leetworks.com
