[fab] Re: openmotif

[Tom 'spot' Callaway]

On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 13:12 -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Josh Boyer (jwboyer at jdub.homelinux.org) said: 
> > On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 12:53 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 29 August 2006 12:41, Rahul wrote:
> > > > Yes.
> > > >
> > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-maintainers/2006-August/msg00081.htm
> > > >l
> > > 
> > > This mail has absolutely no info regarding why a package would be acceptable 
> > > for Extras when it isn't acceptable for Core.  This disturbs me greatly.  If 
> > > the license isn't good enough for core, it shouldn't be in Extras either.
> > 
> > +1
> > 
> > Extras is not a dumping ground for packages that aren't suitable for
> > Core.  If someone wants to push a package from Core -> Extras, it still
> > goes through a review.  Openmotif will fail that review immediately,
> > given that it's license is not OSI compatible.
> 
> Right. However, we should *announce* that it's going away for FC-6, then
> fix the dependent apps as best as possible, then remove it; not remove
> first.

Do we have time on the FC-6 schedule for this?

~spot
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