>>>>> "Zack" == Zack Weinberg <z...@owlfolio.org> writes:
Zack> Maybe it was not obvious to anyone in 2016 that the package
Zack> database being inconsistent with the filesystem could cause
Zack> actual data loss. However, I think it was the responsibility
Zack> of the developers of usrmerge to find out how bad that problem
Zack> actually was, rather than dismissing it. And, as it has
Zack> proven to be a genuinely critical problem, it is also their
Zack> responsibility to fix it, per the 'no one can be forced to do
Zack> anything' rule.
I agree with the above, but very definitely not with the further
conclusions you draw.
I think that the usrmerge proponents need to fix the problem before
encouraging moving files from / to /usr in packages.
They can do that either by:
* proposing fixes to dpkg
or
* As Michael has pointed out, proposing mechanisms to guarantee that no
Debian release both includes file migrations and package migrations.
We disagree about the rollback.
If we're ever communicating in a more realtime context I'd love to chat
about the balances around making sure we do not reward bad behavior.
