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Spamming is forbidden which you continue to do on this page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/archey3-git.
You also flagged out-of-date the archey3-git package while it was in sync with the upstream archey3 repo in order to promote archey4.
You should only flag out-of-date when the upstream has submitted a new release.
As it is a VCS package that is maintained and the upstream has not submitted any breaking changes for the package, I’m not sure it was the right way to do things.

Your interpretation of "Ship it” slang is only yours. 

Going ahead is only meaning this in my opinion:

1) I am currently maintaining archey4-git, if votes and comments should be merged into of the VCS package archey3-git, it should go there. But I don’t think merging is a good idea.

2) The TU maintaining archey3 in [extra] would have to delete archey3 and promote archey4 in [extra]

3) Then, I would submit archey3-git for deletion because as long as there is an archey3 official package and official archey3 wiki page, a VCS-equivalent package should still be offered to the Arch Linux users

4) It does not make really sense to merge archey3-git into archey4 on the AUR: not the same upstream package, not the same upstream dev, VCS vs normal releases...


On 4 Aug 2023, at 11:40, Marcell Meszaros <marcell.meszaros@runbox.eu> wrote:

# Do not flame #

Flaming, in the most common sense definition, is directing negative, disrespectful, and/or insulting comments toward someone. An equally or more negative response, resulting in a cycling exchange of insults is often the consequence. Flaming fellow members (including the Arch team) will not be tolerated. Avoid personal insults and sarcastic or patronizing language. Discussions can be productive, but quarreling is always destructive.

https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/#do-not-flame


On 2 August 2023 10:32:16 GMT+02:00, Gaspard d'Hautefeuille <gaspard@dhautefeuille.eu> wrote:
A fork is a fork. It does not mean it has been superseded.

Archey3 is on the wiki, not Archey4.
You have already mentioned Archey4 on the Archey3 AUR page, one year ago.
And you spammed yesterday the Archey3 AUR page, by flagging it out-of-date while this archey3-git package is up-to-date with the upstream repo. https://github.com/lclarkmichalek/archey3
Not everyone wants to use Archey4, and forking by changing the number to make it seem like it has been superseded is not a good practice.

Furthermore, you want to steal the 171 votes and comments of archey3 with this merge request.
If the fork of archey4 was by the same author, we could have understood that, it is not the case here.

Archey4 has 16 votes, does not have a wiki page (yet).

It does seem too early to consider a deletion request for archey3-git in the AUR (Arch Linux User Repository).
Maybe you could contact the author https://github.com/lclarkmichalek/archey3/issues and see what he is up to and if he really gives the seal of approval to archey4.
AUR/archey3-git is not defunct and I am still maintaining it.




You know that archey - first of his name - decided to remove archey4 as a listed fork on GitHub.

On 1 Aug 2023, at 17:26, notify@aur.archlinux.org wrote:

MarsSeed [1] filed a request to merge archey3-git [2] into archey4
[3]:

As discussed with maintainer @HLFH in comments 10+ months ago, this
application has been superseded by continuation fork archey4. He
posted a link to the new AUR package then, so users should be well-
informed at this point.

Archey3 has not been developed since 2018. [a]

Arch repo still carries the last archey3 (however, devs would be
advised to consider adopting archey4 to [extra]).

Though archey3-git is a VCS package and AUR/archey4 is not, there's no
VCS package for the latter but it would still be good to migrate the
high number of votes and comments to the successor application's
package rather than just deleting them.

AUR/archey3-git is defunct so there's no harm in removing that in
favor of archey4.

[a]: https://github.com/lclarkmichalek/archey3/commits/master

[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/MarsSeed/
[2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/archey3-git/
[3] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/archey4/