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Re: Split (gnu packages suckless) module
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Liliana Marie Prikler |
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Re: Split (gnu packages suckless) module |
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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:22:28 +0200 |
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Hi Guix,
Am Donnerstag, den 28.10.2021, 15:55 +0000 schrieb Mekeor Melire:
> The reasons for this proposal are:
>
> 1. We generally do not create modules according to the groups of
> developers, but rather package declarations are grouped into
> modules according to their function (e.g. "wm") or according to
> some technical or factual realm they belong to (e.g. "haskell"
> or "music"). There is no reason why software from the Suckless
> group should not follow this rule.
Actually, the software from the suckless group follows this rule in a
sense, as we also have a module for freedesktop, gnome, kde, etc.
> 2. There are hints indicating that the Suckless group sympathizes
> to oppressive Nazi ideology. The Suckless group is a registered
> association in Munich, Germany.
This is a somewhat weak argument, as filenames only matter when editing
– you'd still be linking to a Nazi group in the homepage, which matters
much more.
On the other hand, Guix users often complain about suckless-style
software as it is in fact not the most Guix-friendly to handle. Simply
renaming the file to "suckmore" would in my opinion be adequate, and
switching to maintained forks of their stuff ethical.
Regards,
Liliana