[Pkg-owncloud-maintainers] Advancing with the Owncloud backport — JS packages still missing (due to node.js)

[Gerfried Fuchs]

* Gunnar Wolf <gwolf at gwolf.org> [2013-10-14 04:05:37 CEST]:
> So, asking again this same question I am quoting: Would you agree if,
> instead of repackaging those three packages (plus their zillion
> dependencies) I un-remove them from the build process? Yes, that will
> make the Backported package deviate slightly off the version in
> Testing, but will keep it much more contained. I understand Node.js is
> a massive piece of code+dependencies.

 Embedded Code Copies is a security nightmare, and especially, I do not
consider them an acceptable change for backporting a package.  Debian is
where it is because it tries to do the right thing, not the convenient
one.

 If you do not feel comfortable to support the backport of certain build
depends, then pretty please, don't do it, or find someone willing to
help you out, potentially someone from the packaging team of said
packages.

 Enjoy,
Rhonda
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