Svante Signell dijo [Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:45:13PM +0200]: > > It's *usually* not what you want to do. There are several cases where > > different versions of the same program are available in Debian, and I > > am unfamiliar with the case at hand, but it's usually where a specific > > older version of a package is depended upon by large amounts of > > software, and changes in new versions are not compatible. They often > > bring in maintenance hell issues. > > > > In this case, you should discuss with the DM about the "whatever > > reason" you mention, maybe bring it up here (so it gets wider exposure > > and more informed people get to have a say). You can ultimately ask > > the Technical Committee, but that's a venue of action very seldom > > taken (and I think that even "very seldom" might be an overstatement). > > Thank you for your time, > > Fortunately, I'm not a hurd porter any longer an whatever you choose to > do it is not longer my business. Thank you for your attention
Huh‽ Well, the original question I replied to was posted by you... I fail to understand your answer. There was no mention of any specific program, architecture, kernel or whatever. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120531224002.gf21...@gwolf.org
