FESCo Meeting Minutes for 2011-10-31

[Rahul Sundaram]

On 11/02/2011 07:54 AM, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Stephen Gallagher wrote:
>> * #683 - Zif as default PackageKit backend for desktop users -
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ZifByDefaultForDesktop
>> (sgallagh, 17:03:32)
>> * AGREED: ZifByDefaultForDesktop is refused as a Feature for Fedora 17
>> (sgallagh, 17:07:32)
> 
> IMHO refusing this was a bad idea when the more general rule was originally 
> decided and is still a bad idea now. You're essentially blackmailing zif 
> upstream: "Either you fully support command-line users or you will never be 
> the default in Fedora's PackageKit."

I don't think this is the argument.  Having potentially different
behaviour between command line dep resolver and gui dep resolver is very
problematic and this is a important concern.

Rahul