On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 10:58:53AM -0400, Seth M. Landsman wrote: > Umm, please don't. This would be wonderful if all systems were > debian and hetrogenius. However, what happens when I try to use my > software on a machine that isn't debian, like I do on a daily basis. This > would make java installed via debian impossible to use on any of my debian > machines. > > I think it is important that any policy not be destructive, i.e., > keep in mind that not everyone uses debian 24/7, and keep compatibility. > > -Seth
This would not necessarily be a "debian" policy. It would be a reorganization of free code elements into a single, consistent library of support routines. It would introduce the practice of moving people's code around and the modification of APIs to have consistent interfaces. This is exactly analgous, however, to what happens in the C and C++ world as libraries become popular and are wrapped into a consolidated support library like libc and libstdc++. -- ___________________________________________________________________ Ean Schuessler An oderless programmer work-a-like Novare International Inc. Silent and motionless *** WARNING: This signature may contain jokes.
