* Matt Zimmerman: > It is important, in particular, to account for the fact that Ubuntu is not > the only Debian derivative, and that proposals like yours would amount to > Debian derivatives being obliged to fork *every source package in Debian* > for the sake of changing a few lines of text.
Such a change could be implemented in the toolchain. IIRC, you rebuild everything anyway, so this wouldn't be such a terrible thing to do. FWIW, I think your implied assumption that all Debian derivatives should be treated the same is flawed. Ubuntu is just not like any other derivative, it's a significant operation on its own. Its commercial backer is apparently able to pay quite a few Debian developers, several of them among the core team. There is a significant user base, and so on. Like it or not, Ubuntu is a bit special. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
