Caesar, that's really dangerous thinking there. Those same arguments could be levelled against lots of other mature apps that have their own ecosystems... Surely you wouldn't suggest not packaging (for example) Firefox?
We use packages for a good reason: it keeps things sturdy and constant between similar machines and results in a standardised install process you can script for any machine. It also, psychologically speaking, instils an ethos of installing things from a trusted source. Downloading things from all-over the internet is one reason why the security landscape is so mired on Windows. You might try and say that Eclipse appeals to a different audience but looking at Add/Remove, it's is one of the most popular packages in the package popularity contest for the Programming section, only beaten outright by Python (for obvious reasons). People want it and they want to get it from Ubuntu's repositories. I don't deny that downloading and untarring Eclipse from eclipse.org works but that's not the point. Eclipse is major software that thousands (if not millions) of people use. "It's a waste of time" doesn't seem like a valid argument. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Caesar <gaius.jul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oli, I think the reason this will never be done is really simple: not > having elcipse package is not a problem. > > At all. > > It's really easy to install eclipse manually, It have it's own internal > update, plugins installation and dependency resolving system. Same time, > any "external" update and plugins installation are complex, unreliable > and... just never worse the time spent on them vs. simplicity of eclipse > manual installation and self-update. > > Who want to kill days or even weeks on the problem that can be solved in > other way in 5 minutes? > > Just forget about the eclipse package. Anyone who need it will be able > to install manually. > > -- > Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.2 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123064 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs