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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Wiki list move


From: Karl Goetz
Subject: Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Wiki list move
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:09 +1030

On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 22:38:48 +0200
"A.J. Venter" <address@hidden> wrote:

> > This is another part of the reason I wanted to stop calling this
> > page the "blacklist."  So far, it's been common to remove packages
> > wholesale when we find that they include problematic software.
> >  That's understandable when there's not much manpower, but it
> > doesn't have to be that way.  If people are willing to put in the
> > time and effort to make more targeted patches -- to remove only one
> > problematic program, or even patch it so it's not problematic
> > anymore -- we would be happy to see that happen.  There might be
> > low-hanging fruit here for interested contributors to work on --
> > feel free to get the word out.  :)
> I agree with this - we're getting bigger and there's more of us, and
> some of us like kongoni are writing our own package build scripts and
> patching as standard fare so this is becoming
> a lot more feasible as an approach now.

Time to start organising a central place for shared patches/tarballs
perhaps?
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
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