[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron nonfree/release get-skype-2.2.0.35-18.mga2.nonfree

[Sander Lepik]

08.03.2012 16:00, Kamil Rytarowski kirjutas:
> On 08.03.2012 13:20, Sander Lepik wrote:
>> Skype is pretty popular nowdays. 64-bit systems are pretty popular 
>> too, you know. Yes, we had conflict with policy. But in this case i 
>> think the policy is the one that must be changed.
> Do you want to merge 32-bit and 64-bit software for nonfree and tainted?
No, i don't.
>> For exeptions like Skype. 
> Why?
Because this can't be done any other way.
>> Or we need to add Nonfree 32 for 64-bit systems which makes a lot 
>> less sense to me.
> If we add core 32-bit, then why not nonfree 32-bit? Why to bloat our 
> servers with pseudo 64-bit packages?
Bloat? Noarch packages should be hardlinked AFAIK.
>> Or you will start explaining to users again, why we don't have Skype 
>> in our distro :(
> 1. Skype isn't in our distro, just a dummy package.
User has no idea what it is, (s)he either can find it in rpmdrake or not.
> 2. Moving into the right place = not shipping at all?
For 64-bit users it is not shipping at all.
> 3. Tagging Skype as noarch is a falsehood. What about the coming ARM? 
> What about other 32-bit only software?
Lets deal with ARM problems when ARM is supported. For that time we 
might have 64-bit Skype.
>>
>> It worked w/o any problems on 64-bit systems. Now we are back in 
>> square one.
> Every 32-bit software should work without any problems with 64-bit 
> systems.. this is not a real argument.
Yes, but 32-bit nonfree packages are not available to 64-bit users.

I was quite sure that Mageia would keep the usability bit that Mandriva 
had. But with our current direction Gentoo is soon easier to use for 
non-developer/sysadmin user.

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Sander