On Viernes, 13 de julio de 2012 09:38:45 Gergely Nagy wrote: > Miles Bader <mi...@gnu.org> writes: > > Gergely Nagy <alger...@balabit.hu> writes: > >> if upstream considers a package a core part of a platform, > >> recommends *is* wrong. > > > > Er, no. > > > > Upstreams are not infallible, and are often quite fallible... > > > > Upstream's "view" is a good _default_, but such judgements should be > > made based on the reality on the ground. > > In that case, recommends still is wrong. Either split the package then > (and then both parties win), or drop a component completely (or demote > to suggests).
That's being Manichaean. In between Depends and Suggests it exists a middle ground. Oh surprise, it is called Recommends. Regards Noel Torres er Envite
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