Re: A patch added to mozc by submit-request 114205

2012/4/18 Fuminobu TAKEYAMA <[email protected]>:
> Hi, Marguerite Su and M17N maintainers,
>
> I am confused by the big patch for Fcitx added to the mozc package yesterday
> without any reviews and discussion.
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/114205
>
>

Hi, ftake,

yes, I don't why either, when I created the request, no reviewer is
automatically added.

only me, and I have no review option but to accept.

> My concern is that this patch decrease maintainability of that package.
>
> As you know, Mozc's release cycle is very short.
> Who will maintain the patch?
> Will Fcitx maintainers (including the patch developer?) release new patch
> for every Mozc release?
> I cannot think they will do so, as long as I read their website.

Fcitx developers and maintainers will do.

I think you just see http://code.google.com/p/fcitx/download. actually
it's their "release" website. fcitx-mozc is fast developed at
https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx-mozc

>
> This is why the openSUSE packaging policy says "Ask upstream first", right?
>
>

absolutely right, but this time it's Fcitx upstream developers that
asked me to add so.


> It is, however, good news that fcitx support Mozc.
> I guess this can be demonstrated by creating separated OBS package like
> fcitx-mozc if some header files of mozc are packaged.
>

yes, I'm glad to say Mozc users have a third input method to taste.

it's not possible I have to say. you know how Mozc is developed and
packaged. there's actually no such header file. fcitx in M17N has many
derivatives, and it has a not-released-yet fcitx-anthy in
home:opensuse_zh. if it could be done that way, it would already be
done. I bcc-ed fcitx core developer, and he'll explain that tech thing
in detail.

>
> Anyway, I would like to roll back for now because mozc is now really essential
> package for Japanese users.
> If the patch is the best solution and users need fcitx support,
> shall we add the patch again?
>

Fcitx-mozc is also essential for some group of fcitx Japanese users. I
think as packagers we have no obvious reason to drop a successful and
well-maintained feature. by adding it, fcitx OBS maintainers will also
have to maintain mozc, there're 4 active maintainers on OBS,
personally I think it's good to add maintianers to such a essential
package.

openSUSE is the best distro that fcitx supports. fcitx developers are
also on OBS( home:csslayer:fcitx* ). so there's no need to worry the
unmaintained thing that early. it really hurts someone's feeling.

> --
> Fuminobu TAKEYAMA
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