Bug 72085

Summary:	Limit the number of packages in Gentoo/drop some.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Thomas Weidner <3.14159>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Thomas Weidner 2004-11-22 08:43:12 UTC

Hi,

I suggest to limit the number of packages in gentoo, as developer ressources are limited and so many bugs stay open for a long time or get never fixed or get fixed silently. So seldom used/exotic/.. packages should be dropped or not even enter portage. I think it is reasonable to do this, but perhaps most people disagree. OK, perhaps you say if some nice gentoo user submits a ebuild for package X it should enter gentoo, but will the user maintain his ebuild? will he fix bugs and submit new versions or will this be a task for the gentoo developers? If he will everythings fine and there a new package in gentoo,but if not gentoo developers will have extra work to do or the package will simply be unmaintained, which decreases the quality of gentoo. I think a closer package/developer binding has been discussed already,i must admit i did not follow the discussion.

Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-27 12:37:30 UTC

This isn't the right forum to discuss policy changes.  Take this to the mailing list or forums.  Thanks.

Comment 2 Kurt Lieber (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-30 04:56:08 UTC

wrong product.  cleaning up our bug list.