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[bug#33846] [PATCH] gnu: ruby: Remove versions 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2.
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Alex Vong |
Subject: |
[bug#33846] [PATCH] gnu: ruby: Remove versions 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2. |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:59:38 +0800 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Pjotr Prins <address@hidden> writes:
> On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 05:39:09PM +0800, Alex Vong wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> This patch removes all ruby versions which have reached EOL since they
>> no longer receive official security updates.
>>
>> However, please do complain if you need to use one of these
>> versions. IMO, it is better to have a central place for them to receive
>> (unofficial) security updates (e.g. Debian will support ruby 2.1 until
>> 2020), than to roll your own security updates (which is error-prone and
>> duplicate effort).
>>
>
> Thanks Alex,
>
> No objection. Note that we now have the channel mechanism to suport
> older versions of software we don't need to maintain older versions
> inside GNU Guix if there are no down stream dependencies.
>
OK. I have found that there is a guix-chromium channel. So I think I
understand what you mean now.
> Pj.
Thanks,
Alex
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