GNU bug report logs - #33846
[PATCH] gnu: ruby: Remove versions 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2.

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From: Alex Vong <alexvong1995 <at> gmail.com>
To: 33846-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12 <at> thebird.nl>, alexvong1995 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: [bug#33846] [PATCH] gnu: ruby: Remove versions 1.8, 2.1 and 2.2.
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:00:44 +0800

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I add the missing copyright notice
and push as 8ef06557473e4394c2d0d9d54b45c43456419b66

Alex Vong <alexvong1995 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12 <at> thebird.nl> 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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