[Fedora-packaging] Proposal to reduce anti-bundling requirements

[Paul W. Frields]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 03:50:27PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 02:41:13PM -0500, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
> > Anyway, what I don't get is why we're to the point of tossing out the
> > primary anti-bundling rule when FESCo has always had the power to
> > override any FPC decision.  So FPC says "this isn't good packaging" and
> > FESCo can say "we understand, but quality packaging here is subservient
> > to the distro's mission".  That's always been the case, even when the
> > "E" stood for "Extras", and I suspect it would have worked just fine for
> > this situation.  Instead we're here debating whether FPC should be in
> > the business of reviewing bundling issues at all.
> 
> I think it's because overriding a different group seems hostile, even
> if it isn't meant that way. And FESCo doesn't want to feel like they're
> second-guessing other groups all the time. But, if FESCo and FPC want
> to (more, I guess) explicitly spell out that FPC takes a purist
> approach and that it's FESCo's place to make exceptions when they serve
> greater Fedora goals, maybe that could work?

While that doesn't seem hostile, it seems just as unsustainable.
Setting a better baseline expectation for bundling makes more sense.


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