On Thu, January 30, 2014 00:03, Niels Thykier wrote: > On 2014-01-29 23:24, Steven Chamberlain wrote: >> What exactly does the 'scope of the port' mean? Suites of packages, >> tasksel tasks, desktop environments? Particular use cases (server, >> laptop, desktop)? Or something else? > So, at this point, I think that you get to choose an initial draft for > the "scope of the port". Of course, I don't expect you to list some > 18k+ source packages, so defining it as something like "Desktop > environments except GNOME plus tasksel task X, Y and Z". > Alternatively, you may want to define it as the set of packages you > won't support (e.g. "KDE, all webservers (except apache2 with PHP5), > etc.") > In fact, it is probably best for you if you combine the two > approaches. But anyhow, you get to serve the ball on this one. Just > remember, we will probably ask "why did you choose this set?" (or maybe > even "what would it take for you to also support Y?")
I believe that it's also important that the definition is uncomplicated enough so our users can quickly understand what and what not to expect from this port, perhaps with a little abstraction. Thijs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a1eb8f128b0ff547b86a15fc53f23ebb.squir...@aphrodite.kinkhorst.nl
