[fab] Re: openmotif
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Aug 30 13:39:53 UTC 2006
Christopher Blizzard wrote:
> Josh Boyer wrote:
>> As for the applications that depend on motif, I say we do the following:
>>
>> 1) Announce that openmotif will be dropped in X days, weeks.
>> 2) Provide information o lesstif as the alternative.
>> 3) Maintainers of packages that have motif dependencies have the same X
>> days, or weeks to fix their applications to work with lesstif
>> 4) Drop openmotif after the time period has elapsed
>> 5) Deal with any unfixed packages at that time.
>
> I like this plan a lot. It sets deadlines and expectations properly.
> openmotif just needs to go away.
>
> So who can make said announcement?
I can be play the bad-cop here. Question is, how long of a deadline for
step 1? Is 2 weeks enough?
-- Rex
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