Re: Clojure & Maven Resolver packages

[Maxime Devos]

On 03-09-2022 17:38, Roman Scherer wrote:

> Hello Guix,
>
> I would like to enable the S3 transporter for the Clojure package. For
> this I need version 1.8.2 of the Maven Resolver packages. Right now we
> have version 1.6.3 packaged in Guix.

AFAIK, you don't need to.  IIUC, the patch series at 
<https://issues.guix.gnu.org/53765> adds it.

> Should I update the existing packages to 1.8.2 or create new package
> variants with a 1.8 prefix for this?
>
> Right now I have the variants, but I was wondering what the best
> approach would be.
>
> Thanks, Roman.

I recommend using something else than Amazon S3 -- Amazon is known for a 
number on unethical practices. E.g., after searching for 'Amazon ethical 
practices', I found 
<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/05/amazon-workers-protest-unsafe-grueling-conditions-warehouse>.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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