On Thu, 28 May 2015 11:26:12 -0600 jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: [snip] > Some of these problems seem to stem from the fact that not all > installed rpms of the current release (let's say 21) are made > available in f22. [snip] > So, I am wondering if the thought has even crossed the minds of the > fedora project architects/managers/directors to properly address this > issue. > > I have been a victim f this particular issue ever since the early > fedora core > days. If you've been here that long, then you know that the issue isn't that the problem isn't recognized. It's that there isn't enough man(and woman)power to do all the things that need doing. So, the tasks that have the most effect are prioritized. Even at a cash cow like Windows, the managers probably wish they could have more resources to do the things they want done. So, absent an alien army of minions, are you volunteering to pick up all the dropped and obsoleted packages? [snip] > That said, I am totally against the elimination of those packages > from the user's system just to please the update and upgrade > processes. Somehow fedora project needs to come up with a scheme to > let the previous release's packages > and their dependencies to continue to live and work in the new > release and subsequent releases without raising any problems or > errors for updates and upgrades. Maybe you should have a look at NixOS. Or Gentoo. What you are talking about entails either recompiling everything when changes occur, or having multiple versions of packages on the system, especially libraries. Lots of overhead in the first, lots of security exposure in the second. And sometimes, the package you want to bring forward is obsolete, no longer supported, or on the waning side of technological progress. What happens then? Seen lilo lately? The people involved with Fedora are smart. Sure, they sometimes miss things, but they definitely consider issues like this. Your comment sounds like 'surly dog' to me. With all your experience, you didn't recognize the reason a package didn't update. You even mention that you've experienced this many times before. And you're surly and trying to make it someone else's fault. Doesn't fly for me. And the Fedora folks don't deserve it. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
