[aur-general] Please remove broadcom-sta-dkms

[William Giokas]

On Fri, Feb 08, 2013 at 04:27:59AM +0100, Armin K. wrote:
> On 02/08/2013 04:25 AM, Daniel Micay wrote:
> >On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Armin K. <krejzi at email.com> wrote:
> >>On 02/08/2013 01:37 AM, Evangelos Foutras wrote:
> >>>
> >>>On 08/02/13 00:35, Armin K. wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>On 02/07/2013 10:36 PM, Evangelos Foutras wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On 7 February 2013 23:26, Armin K. <krejzi at email.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Please remove my package [1].
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-sta-dkms
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>What's the reason for deletion?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I don't want my package to be there.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>That isn't sufficient reason for removal. If you're no longer interested
> >>>in a package you have the option to disown it.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Wow, I don't have the right to request delete for MY OWN package.
> >
> >The thing is that it's not *your package*. The maintainer of a package
> >doesn't have ownership over it, they're just maintaining it. When you
> >contribute to an open-source project you can't just decide to take
> >your toys and go home.
> >
> >There probably is a valid reason to have it removed, but the TU needs
> >to know that before they delete it.
> >
> 
> Mhm, so by uploading it myself it's not my own package anymore? ...
> Seems legit. :D I just want to get it removed, I don't want my work
> to be shared with someone who doesn't respect it ... That's all.

So disown it, let it be someone elses, hand it off to someone, don't
just delete it. 

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