On 06/21/2018 06:26 PM, Stephen Gallagher wrote: >>> So, when we started looking at ways to provide alternative software, we >>> determined that parallel-installation was a non-goal. Not needing to >> solve >>> an unsolvable problem meant that we could focus on the parts that really >>> matter: allowing people to select which single version of the software >>> meets their needs. >> >> So the conclusion is that inability to have parallel-installable streams >> of the same module is not due to technical difficulties to implement >> that feature, but rather a consequence of prioritizing different >> requirements. >> >> > You drew a conclusion that is EXACTLY the opposite of what I said above. We > determined that parallel-installation was basically impossible to build in > a generic way. Once that was eliminated as a possible requirement, the rest > fell into place fairly neatly. Allowing parallel installation of two distinct package sets, provided that they don't conflict in any way - how is that impossible? I get that it's not a goal for modularity to support this, but I don't see any technical reason not to allow it. -- Mikolaj Izdebski Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat IRC: mizdebsk _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/JIYXGHBSF6GETDJTLSC2EZ3CB62KIOD5/
