2012/8/17 Bernd Zeimetz <be...@bzed.de>: > But it usually does and also results in a source tarball which is > missing essential pieces of the software, so people who download it for > non-Debian usage will fail to run the shipped source just because we > removed an otherwise free piece of software.
This does not make sense if the removed pieces are useless, as the core of this discussion is about. I also don't see the point of providing dozens of convenience copies of the very same third-party software bundled with every single pet package. If a software really needs a third-party software, just warn in $buildsystem_of_choice and in INSTALL file. Upstream should be really taugth not to reinventing the wheel again and again and again... -- 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/cadk7b0mxazk+ejmoe1u9fdbevimmkqx98r5gydywsma1bzx...@mail.gmail.com
