https://labs.parabola.nu/https://labs.parabola.nu/favicon.ico?15367742552017-09-29T00:07:41ZParabola Issue TrackerPackages - Packaging Request #1487: [yad] Add package to PCRhttps://labs.parabola.nu/issues/1487?journal_id=83042017-09-29T00:07:41Zbill-auger
<ul></ul><p>generally, distros do not carry programs with duplicate functionality unless there are clear advantages over the existing program; in which case the existing program is often replaced entirely with the new one - there are few exceptions such a web browsers but the rational is always that there are some distinct features that one provides that the other does not AND vice-versa - there was no reason given as to why this program should be included - just because "it's another fork" is not of itself a good reason - so i would ask if there are any features that this program has that zenity does not - if so, then it may be worth considering if this program should replace zenity entirely or if it would be an alternate "provider" of the 'zenity' subset functinoality - if not, then please realize that every new package parabola carries is one more that must be maintained; which reduce the amount of tme that can be spent on the more unique and important packages</p>
<p>i did not look too closely but this project appears to have no website - the entire description on the sf project page is "YAD (yet another dialog) is a tool for create graphical dialogs from shell scripts" - the only advantage i see of possible interest to parabola is that this project is GPL where zenity is LGPL - otherwise it sure seems like there is (by their own words) nothing special about it</p> Packages - Packaging Request #1487: [yad] Add package to PCRhttps://labs.parabola.nu/issues/1487?journal_id=83382017-10-08T15:20:39Zfablamar78
<ul></ul><p>bill-auger wrote:</p>
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<p>generally, distros do not carry programs with duplicate functionality unless there are clear advantages over the existing program; in which case the existing program is often replaced entirely with the new one - there are few exceptions such a web browsers but the rational is always that there are some distinct features that one provides that the other does not AND vice-versa - there was no reason given as to why this program should be included - just because "it's another fork" is not of itself a good reason - so i would ask if there are any features that this program has that zenity does not - if so, then it may be worth considering if this program should replace zenity entirely or if it would be an alternate "provider" of the 'zenity' subset functinoality - if not, then please realize that every new package parabola carries is one more that must be maintained; which reduce the amount of tme that can be spent on the more unique and important packages</p>
<p>i did not look too closely but this project appears to have no website - the entire description on the sf project page is "YAD (yet another dialog) is a tool for create graphical dialogs from shell scripts" - the only advantage i see of possible interest to parabola is that this project is GPL where zenity is LGPL - otherwise it sure seems like there is (by their own words) nothing special about it</p>
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<p>I need it to use this script : <a class="external" href="https://gist.github.com/Zehkul/25ea7ae77b30af959be0">https://gist.github.com/Zehkul/25ea7ae77b30af959be0</a></p>