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Re: Question on the process of packge withdrawal
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bokr |
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Re: Question on the process of packge withdrawal |
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Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:26:31 +0100 |
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Hi,
On +2023-02-28 11:30:21 +0100, Simon Tournier wrote:
>
> I proposed to remove the package because it was broken and no one was
> willing to fix it. What is the point to keep broken packages?
>
What is the purpose of a junk-yard for broken cars?
I think there is some use :) I kept an old VW going many decades
by more than once in my youth going with tools to a junk yard
where the deal was:
Find what you need in some wreck, detach it with your own tools,
bring it to the office, and negotiate a price.
(the office guy could usually point you to the likely wrecks
if you described what you needed, and would even offer to rent you
some tools and help, all negotiable :)
IMO, it's a matter of storing the junk where it will not be a toxic liability
and nuisance, yet easily discovered by someone looking for "parts."
Software "parts" are a little different, but the R&R (remove & replace)
aspect seems similar ;-)
And it should be easy to keep an inventory of junk-yard contents by bug numbers.
Maybe somone would enjoy curating "junk" :)
Disclaimer: I am a terrible pack-rat ;/
(with no time to be junk curator, though I appreciate their work, along with
any{one,thing} helping me find what I want (rather than the other way around) :)
[...]
> Cheers,
> simon
>
--
Regards,
Bengt Richter