Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you really think users who fail to notice an "Origin" tag from > apt-cache, and believe they're above using reportbug, will notice an > "-ubuntuN" suffix in the version number? I don't. I think you are > arguing on abstract philosophical grounds rather than trying to solve a > real problem.
The purpose of *this* change is not about non-confusion for users (though certainly anything that could help is a good idea); the purpose of *this* change is to aid *developers* in tracking down the source of bugs. The purpose of changing the *maintainer* is both to document accurately, and to give a correct indication to users of who is responsible for the package. > People still do it on occasion, > but at some point there's little that can be done to stop it - short of > making the .deb formats purposely incompatible so you *can't* > cross-pollinate your box even if you try. It seems to me that using a > -ubuntu version suffix just to indicate "this package is compiled for > Ubuntu" would accomplish approximately nothing. It's busy work, and I > hope the Ubuntu team don't ever feel so badgered by this thread to > actually waste their time doing it. Actually, using a -ubuntu version would make it possible for dpkg to automatically detect that you are mixing packages from different distributions, and warn the user. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
