Jordi wrote: > Hello! > > I plan to upload a sponsored package, TIP (Tip isn't Pico). Some time ago, > there was a discusion in debian-devel, about the building of a Free Pico > clone. In the middle of that discussion, somebody named TIP, this enhanced > and GPLd Pico clone. Since then, have been in touch with Chris Allegratta, > TIPs author, and have been building unofficial tip packages (available at > www.sindominio.net/~jordi). He wanted to hold back an official package until > some bugs were solved, and now he thinks TIP is mature enough for it's > inclussion in Debian. He wonders if something could be done to make Tip a > replacement of non-free Pico. He said alternatives, or whatever. I think > this isn't possible, but maybe I'm very mistaken. > > What is the "normal" procedure to make Debian users aware of the inclusion > of a package that can replace a non-free package? Is this idea of a tip --> > pico alternative not bad at all?
I guess currently pine depends on pico, thus in the future it would depend on tip | pico (in that order) Regards, Joey -- Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists.