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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1615399460; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=oyE108jtb7MQkiiby3WqMYBDh1CY5IE3odOvoWrTryU=; b=R80I8goyCDnemHCZqEYXWO6JOzfky4mqsdnhqX6RoK1dVliC6dWELE3m2N3J29YrILrCUW hUUJXBE0BVR8+7RM9+GYDx0R2/IlPsOJR61BWy8WKYofI9AFMb3LF9yVIhfaG9U5IljqW6 /pDo2D+YTRbUZ9NVUBab49Zv0qFJjqtBTbI2IXNQL3sCbDjoYpIjQQSpWFJfppndft7Hpq esqTf/5zGmy17i98mN2uL43rpg4IuctW4LnBb7g6XyoSAkyO1Rx+eGzB6u/nEqNy5D04tU F+oy7xeX5NVsAcfTbvWKap6taJP1AmzG8wWzfTPmWzADXq/oYytMCa6eVTvHow== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1615399460; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=QUMrjwwKa0E7IJ0qDmOUakpwEEAUj5NzTjrjdc8dfr+BkX7YRJwvce0nDTSAeSuA+N/SBt /ZuykDR4IF/DJ9oGHskBnKD7sH9EPWg7eGX9KpxkLhrQQsKQPMEc3K/th8QCkjWevTap4V Ypy5KHXW7A5klfWoQcO6Er5vytd9kL4mRpnmW8+hlX42Ff4qFR6DrVpLtBHkMEhyS4b1SO Ae2zWT+hoFiOYeHdcc3Hon9JmrI6g14SVpawSRkZzHeNfbxrjKWAiJoKblG0RCEGpD+u3y 8rhm2eXiaq0C/6UVO84l+xf9dQNK0mCoBxZKj8KtZsO87ElJsAPl55mQZfPRrw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=XlFrPT5H; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -3.09 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=XlFrPT5H; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: CEE6325355 X-Spam-Score: -3.09 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: yV75bxGCCTmX On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 12:09, Leo Famulari wrote: > However, I think it's more reliable to include the patches in Guix > itself, and a lot easier for other packagers =E2=80=94 including from oth= er > distros =E2=80=94 to read them. I often look at what other distros have d= one > when deciding how to fix things in Guix, and it's helpful when they > don't make things too obscure. In addition, I think it makes easier for long term support. The source should be archived in Software Heritage=E2=80=93work-in-progress. If the patches are not in the Guix repo, where are they if upstream disappears? Cheers, simon