On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:21:31 +0100 Bart Samwel <b...@samwel.tk> wrote:
> The policy manual states (7.2): > > > > > "The Recommends field should list packages that would be found together > > with > > this one in all but unusual installations." > > > > It's hardly unusual to have a system without nVidia hardware. > > > > It doesn't say "in all but unusual hardware configurations". :-) > > Anyhow, the intention is that the package makes things work "out of the box" > for all users, novices included. If a user has nVidia hardware and this > isn't installed, then some functionality will simply be absent, and even an > advanced user will have absolutely no idea why. Therefore, it is preferable > that we consider install-everything-it-might-possibly-need as a "usual > installation", i.e., this stuff is installed by default, and the advanced > user can choose to remove it while tweaking the system. Ok, and I've seen Michael's response, too. Your choice, I guess. Thanks for your Debian work, Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
