[Fedora-packaging] Glabels package v3.0

Bill Nottingham notting at redhat.com
Mon Mar 7 17:22:24 UTC 2011


Mario Blättermann (mariobl at freenet.de) said: 
> the current glabels package v2.2.8 will probably shipped with F15. There
> is a development version 2.3.1 (using the newest GNOME technologies such
> as GSettings, GTK3, Mallard docs etc.), which will be likely replaced
> with the final 3.0 next weeks. Currently glabels-2.3.1 is installable
> parallel to glabels 2.2.x, the packages doesn't conflict with each
> other. Does it make sense to provide a new package, or should the old
> one be replaced?
> 
> FYI, I'm the co-maintainer of the glabels project. We will keep the
> mentioned feature for a while, let's say until v3.0.1 will be released,
> or even longer, if desired. In my mind, we should give users a chance to
> test the new GUI and its behavior, before we deprecate glabels 2.2.8.
> 
> Any opinions?

We normally don't ship multiple versions of end-user apps; only libraries
if necessary.

Bill


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