Noel David Torres Taño <env...@rolamasao.org> writes: >> Well, in case of GNOME, upstream considers n-m to be part of the core >> system, to the best of my knowledge. If upstream does so, so should we. > > No. That's why we have our own distribution instead of just a collection of > unpatched packages compiled from source. > > Debian patches do not only include security or functionality bugs. They > include also design bugs.
Yet, we try to not diverge much from upstream, and maintain a good relationship with them. If they consider it core, so can we. Those who want to hand-pick parts of a meta package, can do so, we do not forbid. I do not see the problem: those who want the full platform, can get it easily. Those who don't, and want to exclude some, they can do so easily too. A bit more work, but hey, if you're going to cherry pick, that will always involve more work. The amount of extra work necessary is minimal though. -- |8] -- 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/87r4siwjn4.fsf@algernon.balabit
