On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Goswin von Brederlow <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Hans-J. Ullrich" <[email protected]> writes: > > >> So I guess the question is how to we organise to get it back into the > >> repro's - the debian way ? > > > > I think, if people wish for it, then ftp-master should be asked to put it > > back > > again. However, I underrstand, it might cause trouble (as other packages > > might > > cause, too!), but this is the kind of "experimental"! or "unstable", just as > > its name is expressing. > > Actuaky the Debian CTTE would be better as I asked them to review the > matter. I probably wouldn't hurt to let them know you miss > ia32-apt-get. :)
we miss ia32-apt-get > > > I understand well, there are efforts to chose other ways, so ia32-apt-get > > should not block the other ways. Well, which one will win at last will show > > the future. IMO ia32-apt-get is a good way at the moment, and I think, even > > Goswin would not mourne if some day a better way will be found and ia32-apt- > > get will disappear. The future will show us. > > ia32-apt-get will disapear and was always ment to disapear with > multiarch. I also always intended to make that transition as smooth as > possible. The multiarch people fear that ia32-apt-get might conflict > with multiarch, and currently they are right. The existing packages > would conflicht with future multiarch packages. But to resolve that > some of the multiarch features have to be added to dpkg first and then > ia32-apt-get can be updated to use those features for a smooth > upgrade. So from my side there is a solid plan in place how to do a > smooth upgrade to multiarch. No blocks in sight. there are good news :-) > > > As far as i understood the policies of debian, there are rules to get a > > package into the official repository. If ia32-apt-get does not break those > > rules, I see no reason, why to put this software into the repository. All > > software is free, and every software should be handled even. True > > democracie.... > > > > Well, I suggest, to handle ia32-apt-get just as other software in debian. > > > > Another for way testing might be, to use an own repository, besides the > > debian > > official ones. IMO this is the worse way, because it might be worse to > > maintain > > (dependencies and so on). > > > > These are my thoughts about it, feel free to comment it. > > > > Cheers > > > > Hans > > > > P.S. As you may have remarked: I hate everything, which is deminuishing > > freedom! Sorry for that! > > MfG > Goswin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > -- Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship. Carl Sagan (Contact) Jaime Ochoa Malagón Arquitecto de Soluciones Cel: +52 (55) 1021 0774 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
