Salut Daniel,

--- Daniel Bonniot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Isn't it fine if another person testifies that the package works with 
> this-or-that JVM? I suppose this already happens with specific 
> architectures or hardware.
> So if a package works with a JVM not in its depends, one can file a 
> (wishlist?) bug againt it.
> 
> Maybe the policy could say "A package must (should?) depend on the 
> disjunction of all JVMs with which it has been tested succesfully". That 
> does not force the packager to use any non-free program, but gives 
> strength to bug reports to include another VM.

I think that's a good compromise. I'd make it a 'must', though, for quality
assurance reasons.

cheers,
dalibor topic

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