Re: Let's retire original glib and gtk+ (new report)

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> Am 08.03.2022 um 01:41 schrieb Kevin Kofler via devel <devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> I do not see why we would want to force removing working, maintained 
> packages from the distribution. That is a major disservice to users and 
> basically a "screw you" to the maintainer. Whom does that help?
> 
> GLib 1 and GTK+ 1 are compatibility libraries. It is their whole purpose to 
> "stick around forever", at least as long as somebody is willing to maintain 
> them. They are needed to keep legacy applications working.


1+++++++ IMHO

And, by the way, it is one of Linux’s (and Fedora Linux’s) core distinguishing features that it does not follow the short-term commercial life cycles, but enables long-term usability, for "old" hardware as well as software. And we should not give that up lightly and without need.
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