From: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
To: "Léo Le Bouter" <lle-bout@zaclys.net>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why [bug#47081] Remove mongodb?
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:14:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87blbbxj0k.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aa0180ed3aa4280dd975a75da1c28644ee4788de.camel@zaclys.net> ("Léo Le Bouter"'s message of "Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:15:32 +0100")
Hi Léo,
Léo Le Bouter <lle-bout@zaclys.net> skribis:
>> Removing a package and its services is not something to do lightly:
>> it
>> breaks user configs with no recourse.
>>
>> We must insist on getting more opinions on such matters, and I think
>> there just wasn’t enough feedback here. I understand it can be
>> frustrating to wait for input, but in such a case, please do. This
>> project has always strove for consensus.
>>
>> Remember that the opinion of those who’ve been taking care of
>> security
>> issues in Guix for years, those who’ve been maintaining MongoDB,
>> those
>> who wrote the service and its tests, are invaluable; they must have a
>> say. I insist: humbly solicit and wait for their feedback.
>>
>
> I understand, and I did not think it was a light thing to do, no one
> mentionned anything we should do for the remove, so I actually do not
> know how we handle that but the security/non-free code thing put some
> urge into the situation, apologizes for moving on and pushing without
> waiting for more feedback, few people gave their feedback on IRC and by
> email and that's why I felt more confident doing the actual change.
Sure, now you know. :-) For package removal, we have to wait for
feedback, pinging people if needed, and waiting longer than
usual—security pressure or not. Removing a package can only happen if
there’s some consensus.
Thanks for your reply!
Ludo’.
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-12 0:56 [bug#47081] [PATCH 0/5] gnu: Remove mongodb Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:57 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH 1/5] gnu: Remove mongo-tools Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:57 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH 2/5] doc: Remove mongodb-service-type Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:57 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH 3/5] tests: databases: Remove mongodb test Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:57 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH 4/5] services: Remove mongodb service Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:57 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH 5/5] gnu: Remove mongodb Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 1/6] gnu: Remove go-gopkg.in-mgo.v2 Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 2/6] gnu: Remove mongo-tools Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 3/6] doc: Remove mongodb-service-type Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 4/6] tests: databases: Remove mongodb test Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 5/6] services: Remove mongodb service Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-14 14:54 ` Christopher Baines
2021-03-14 14:58 ` Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-14 15:31 ` Christopher Baines
2021-03-16 10:11 ` bug#47081: " Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-12 0:59 ` [bug#47081] [PATCH v2 6/6] gnu: Remove mongodb Léo Le Bouter via Guix-patches via
2021-03-17 16:56 ` Why [bug#47081] Remove mongodb? zimoun
2021-03-17 17:09 ` Léo Le Bouter
2021-03-17 17:56 ` zimoun
2021-03-17 18:16 ` Léo Le Bouter
2021-03-17 18:51 ` zimoun
2021-03-17 19:05 ` Léo Le Bouter
2021-03-17 19:11 ` Léo Le Bouter
2021-03-17 21:24 ` zimoun
2021-03-20 11:37 ` Ludovic Courtès
2021-03-21 22:15 ` Léo Le Bouter
2021-03-22 9:55 ` Efraim Flashner
2021-03-22 16:14 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2021-03-22 16:45 ` Jack Hill
2021-03-17 17:20 ` Léo Le Bouter
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