Hello Stefan, Thank you sounds good to me.
Best, Maurizio Galli (MauG) On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 7:35 PM Stefan Seyfried <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Maurizio, > > Am 25.10.18 um 12:10 schrieb Maurizio Galli: > > Hello Stefan, > > Thank you for your answer. > > > > The history of the software selection is "I took over what Guido > >> Berhoerster left behind and try to not break anthing by avoiding touching > >> things as far as possible" :-) > > > > > > I also don't wanna break anything of course :P. > > I didn't want to imply that. It was more a "I did not touch patterns when I > could avoid it, because it does not affect > me anyway" :-) > > > I don't think changing the > > programs will do so, as long as apps keep being maintained as it's > > currently the case. However, if the pattern is changed, users relying on > > the pattern and recommended packages will eventually get the new software > > installed with `zypper dup`. This has to be taken into account and maybe > > done gradually rather than all at once, as it may annoy somebody. > > Therefore your suggestion to bring this discussion to Factory could be a > > good idea. > > I think a majority of TW users use "--no-recommends", but we can announce on > -factory what packages we recommend to install. > > > I also filed a Bugzilla request because I was suggested to do so on > > Discord: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112889 > > I don't know how useful this report is as the pattern is maintained in > > X11:xfce. Thus I believe it's up to you and the other maintainers to make > > the call on its changes. > > I think so, too :-) > > > How can I link this thread to the Factory mailing list? > > Don't. Just announce on factory what you are going to do: > > "I'll submit an updated xfce-patterns package, with these changes...". > > Don't request discussion (people will discuss anyway ;-)), but just state it > as fact. > > If a discussion starts, we can see what we can take from that, if not just go > ahead with your changes. > > Then submit your changes in OBS and I and / or Takashi will review them > (note: I'm on vacation next week, so my latency > will be high) and accept them. > > Best regards, > -- > Stefan Seyfried > > "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over > public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." -- Richard Feynman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]
