GNU bug report logs - #46385
User awareness of Anti-Features

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Package: guix;

Reported by: soheil <at> disroot.org

Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 15:40:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: soheil--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 46385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46385: User awareness of Anti-Features
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:53:09 -0500
On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 01:28:40PM +0000, soheil--- via Bug reports for GNU Guix wrote:
> Users should be aware of anti-feature of packages.
> It is best to have anti-feature tag in anti-feature packages so that user know which program has anti-features; Like F-Droid. Also, user should be aware of anti-feature during installation. And wherever this awareness is needed...

I use F-Droid, but I dislike their "anti-feature" messaging. It's not
clear to me that it's an example we should follow.




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