[removing ftpmaster@; they'll be getting this via the BTS anyway] On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 12:34:11AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 08:56:47PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > > So, could you please remove the "install" and "installation" > > pseudo-packages, and change the description of the "boot-floppy" > > pseudo-package to read something like 'Installation system in Debian 3.0 > > and earlier releases'? (Actually, I'm not sure why "boot-floppy" exists > > either, but I guess it catches some typoes ...) > > boot-floppy, cdrom, install and installation were all added to accomplish > the same thing -- catch more bugs against the installation procedure as they > came in, without relying on unknown-package. They are orthogonal to whatever > we call the installation system.
It's also worth remembering that all of the above predate unknown-package by some years. Nowadays we do at least have a mechanism for catching bug reports against unknown packages (although I see it needs a bit of a cleanup again, but it's not half as bad as it used to be). -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
