Quoting Kumar Appaiah (2018-01-23 01:02:04) > On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 04:29:22PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: >>> 1. The laptop will ship with stretch preinstalled, but with a custom >>> kernel built using the linux-source-x.xx.xx package with a custom >>> version number, such as linux-image-4.14.13-iitb-amd64. >>> >>> 2. The installation will contain a package called >>> linux-image-iitb-amd64 that conflicts with linux-image-amd64, and >>> this package will depend on the latest patched kernel built in the >>> previous step. >> >> Specifically regarding repackaging and versioning of derived >> packages, I recommend that you follow the guidelines for Derivatives: >> https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Guidelines#Packages >> >> You might find other things in that and related wiki pages useful too >> :-) > > Thanks. I'll keep this in mind. The only point I'd like to emphasize > is that we are clear that ours will NOT be a derived distribution; our > Debian will have only a few kernel line diffs with the pristine > Debian, and no further changes. And, like I have pointed our to Ian, > we intend informing the users that this is the case, and provide the > changes we have made through the same distribution channel as our > modified packages.
Technically _any_ derivation from Debian makes it a derivative, but I understand your point and appreciate it quite much! - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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