On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Debarshi Ray <debarshi.ray(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Again I say "updates-testing"! Leaving php-5.3
in testing on F-11 for
>>> a couple months will warn the users what is coming up and gives them
>>> plenty of time to adapt.
>>>
>>
>> If you have a large codebase two months is barely enough time to even
>> big evaluating a move
>>
>
> Then make it 3 months, 4 months... Leave it in testing forever if you
> get too many complaints. But make it available for those who want it.
They can get it from Koji or Rawhide too, can't they?
Let's look at who will be looking for a new PHP. Normal Joe User won't
look for it. Developers will. Developers are more likely to be able to
deal with the added pain of having to build something from somewhere.
But Normal Joe User can not be expected to deal with any breakages or
the burden of too many updates. There are people in this world who are
not blessed with super fast, limitless Internet connections.
So as developer i have to go trough some more pain, ok.
Well, i hope such people with limited internet connections can handle
a GUI or CLI command, read how big an update in question would be and
can click [cancel] or write 'no' to the commandline if they think
that's too much. *sigh*
I obviously don't know what kind of people do live out there in the
wild. All the people i know, and i know a lot, are able to choose what
they want and what fits their needs.
--
LG Thomas
Dubium sapientiae initium