On 9 September 2014 12:25, lolilolicon <lolilolicon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Guillaume ALAUX <guillaume@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Guillaume here (packager of that "piece of crap" java-common). > > Yes it is pretty crappy. > >>> symlinks created by the jre* packages at install time, without any >>> package tracking them. >> >> Yes, that is the point of script archlinux-java [3]. > > It's crappy mainly because of the whole bunch of symlinks being *untracked*. > >> Also, this has been publicly discussed back in May [5] >> where very few people cared to give feedback. > > Sorry I don't follow every discussion on the mailing list... I would > never have joined one about java, really; it just so happens this one is > so *wrong*... > > To be sure, I do appreciate your effort, Guillaume. No one likes to deal > with this java crap. I don't have strong objections against your general > approach, only this particular packaging practice. Let's improve it. > To be sure, I do appreciate your effort The vocabulary you use to describe this package prevents you from stating that you "appreciate" my effort. Please, read again this thread and reconsider your language. I am open to criticism if it is done in a polite way.
