On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:42:35 +0100 Patrice Dumas <pertusus@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Why not let the packagers decide for themselves? Packagers should > decide on their own how the spend their time best. This should not be > in the scope of FESCO. > > I can't really see how compat-packages could be a threat to Fedoras > release cycles. > > Not trusting packagers is a threat for fedora. When those compat packages start failing to rebuild, that slows us down. When too many of our packages rely on those compat packages, that slows us down. When the package maintainer for the non-compat package gets bogged down with bug reports and requests for assistance with the -compat package problems that slows us down. -- Jesse Keating Fedora -- All my bits are free, are yours?
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