On Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:11:18 AM Emmet Hikory wrote: > For application developers who prefer standard locations, I don't see > any reason we oughtn't simply add their packages to the repository with > immediate backport: in addition to allowing application developers to put > their files in any policy-compliant location, it automatically provides a > safe upgrade path for users. Even for software with release cycles that > require significantly more frequent updates than typically provided by our > release cycle, there are few barriers to keeping this updated in backports, > and users who have installed from backports will remain with backports, so > their most active and interested users may be expected to always have the > latest version, while highly conservative users will be able to enjoy a > consistent ABI during the life of a given release (although these users > would need to wait for our next release before using the package).
+1. I've never understood why there is resistance to this. Scott K -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
