[aur-general] Quick question about sl
Please excuse me if this isn't the right list for this (I feel confident it is), but is there any reason why is it that something that's as reasonably update- and maintenance-free as http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sl not in community yet? It's got over three hundred votes; is there a reason for it staying out of community? I can understand the viewpoint of it being such a small package that it's not worth the time and space on mirrors, but still? Wow, I'm proof reading this message just now and it sounds more demanding than intended. Cheers all -- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 8:16 AM, David Phillips <dbphillipsnz@gmail.com> wrote:
Please excuse me if this isn't the right list for this (I feel confident it is), but is there any reason why is it that something that's as reasonably update- and maintenance-free as http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sl not in community yet? It's got over three hundred votes; is there a reason for it staying out of community? I can understand the viewpoint of it being such a small package that it's not worth the time and space on mirrors, but still?
Wow, I'm proof reading this message just now and it sounds more demanding than intended.
Cheers all -- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B
It's not exactly essential. If some dev or TU wants to pick it, he will. People tend to maintain packages they use.
Ahh, okay, that makes sense. I thought that would be the case -- these guys 'n' gals are volunteers after all. On 14/03/2014, Karol Blazewicz <karol.blazewicz@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 8:16 AM, David Phillips <dbphillipsnz@gmail.com> wrote:
Please excuse me if this isn't the right list for this (I feel confident it is), but is there any reason why is it that something that's as reasonably update- and maintenance-free as http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sl not in community yet? It's got over three hundred votes; is there a reason for it staying out of community? I can understand the viewpoint of it being such a small package that it's not worth the time and space on mirrors, but still?
Wow, I'm proof reading this message just now and it sounds more demanding than intended.
Cheers all -- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B
It's not exactly essential. If some dev or TU wants to pick it, he will. People tend to maintain packages they use.
-- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B
On 14/03/14 03:16 AM, David Phillips wrote:
Please excuse me if this isn't the right list for this (I feel confident it is), but is there any reason why is it that something that's as reasonably update- and maintenance-free as http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sl not in community yet? It's got over three hundred votes; is there a reason for it staying out of community? I can understand the viewpoint of it being such a small package that it's not worth the time and space on mirrors, but still?
Wow, I'm proof reading this message just now and it sounds more demanding than intended.
Cheers all
Packages are not included in the repositories based on popularity. A package is included if and only if a developer or trusted user is interested in maintaining the packages in the repositories. It's best when packages are maintained by people who use them, because they'll know when there's obvious breakage and have an interest in keeping it well-maintained. If no one wants to take on the responsibility of checking that a barely funny joke program keeps working, I don't think that's a problem. :P
Hey, It may not be funny, but it's a classic :-) But no, no that's fair enough. On 14/03/2014, Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> wrote:
On 14/03/14 03:16 AM, David Phillips wrote:
Please excuse me if this isn't the right list for this (I feel confident it is), but is there any reason why is it that something that's as reasonably update- and maintenance-free as http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sl not in community yet? It's got over three hundred votes; is there a reason for it staying out of community? I can understand the viewpoint of it being such a small package that it's not worth the time and space on mirrors, but still?
Wow, I'm proof reading this message just now and it sounds more demanding than intended.
Cheers all
Packages are not included in the repositories based on popularity.
A package is included if and only if a developer or trusted user is interested in maintaining the packages in the repositories. It's best when packages are maintained by people who use them, because they'll know when there's obvious breakage and have an interest in keeping it well-maintained. If no one wants to take on the responsibility of checking that a barely funny joke program keeps working, I don't think that's a problem. :P
-- David Phillips GPG Key 0x7BF3D17D0884BF5B Fingerprint 2426 235A 7831 AA2F 56AF 4BC0 7BF3 D17D 0884 BF5B
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Daniel Micay
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David Phillips
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Karol Blazewicz