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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:37:53 +0100 Subject: Re: [aur-general] dropping gcin From: Amanai <amanai@freenet.de> To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" <aur-general@archlinux.org>
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:17:34 -0700, Andreas Radke <a.radke@arcor.de> wrote:
we're having gcin (Chinese input method) orphaned for a very long time and i guess no developer is interested in maintaining it or even able to set it up well. we have one or more outstanding bugs for a long time i cannot confirm or fix.
i think we should leave the maintenance up to the community. they will do it far better. if no TU wants to take it i'd like to move it to unsupported.
objections?
-Andy
Get a chinese developer ;)
drop packages is not a real good idea. It goes against the rolling release philosopy and it make no sence. Incrase the numbers of developers to keep the packages in extra up to date. This make more sence. Example, it is already jre, jdk in jeopardy, last year it was "acroread" what is already in "AUR" and what will be next? Drop all extra packages? It is also clear to see that Jason Chu, have no time anymore for his packages.
Better make a opening for new developers from Japan, China, Korea how increase the development level :)
This never ending up and down from packages extra, community, aur is a problem. If Users have to build all his packages from AUR then Archlinux is useless and you will lose Users and supporters.
Just my mind about dropping packages!
Hello, acroread as dropped because of license issues, jre and jdk are dropped because ther is a successor. I do not see an increasing number of packages dropped from extra. If no developer or speaks chinese the gcin package would be better in unsupported. If some day a new developer or TU speaks chinese he or she can take it again. Regards Stefan