[SM-Discuss] openmotif ... updating lesstif and nedit
Thomas Orgis
thomas-forum at orgis.org
Fri Mar 27 02:35:27 EDT 2009
Am Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:24:57 -0700
schrieb Eric Sandall <eric at sandall.us>:
> Quoting Arwed von Merkatz <v.merkatz at gmx.net>:
> > I think in this case, going for the snapshots only is the better
> > solution. Strictly keeping with upstream defaults, even if it's
> > outdated, dead and broken, is doing more harm than good here.
> > Successful build is only half the requirement for a spell imo, it should
> > also actually run.
>
> I'll throw in my support as well. :) If upstream is (mostly) dead, but
> there are patches out there to get the spell working and someone is
> willing to do the work to get it working, do it. :) If we ever run
> into problems and run out of volunteers to keep it working we can
> remove it.
Well, then... there'll be spells. Without the broken option.
Thanks for the discussion.
Alrighty then,
Thomas.
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