On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Santiago Vila wrote: > On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > > > > Santiago Vila wrote: > > > > > > > I propose that we clarify this by saying explicitly which are the > > > > priorities higher than extra. The modified wording would be: > > > > > > > > > > > > "This contains packages that conflict with others with required, > > > > important, standard or optional priorities, or are only likely to be > > > > useful if you already know what they are or have specialised > > > > requirements." > > > > > > > > > > > > I am now looking for seconds for this proposal. > > > > Whilst I agree with the content of this modification, it's not going to > > solve the argument! > > > > The content of the disagreement has not been what the phrase 'priorities > > higher than extra' means. > > > > The content of the disagreement has been the implication, which Santiago > > and I see, and others don't, that other priorities may not conflict with > > each other. > > I think that, with the proposed change, this is now implicit enough, as > long as one accepts that these are definitions, i.e. if a package matches > the description, it falls in the appropriate priority. > > My idea is that the modified paragraph is understood as: > > "Whenever a package conflicts with other of required, important, standard > or optional priority, it has to be extra". > > Is there anybody who see this as not implied by the modified proposed > paragraph? >
I mean, yes I do. Of course I do. But I didn't have a problem with the original wording, either - hence my support of you in this debate. However, I would not be surprised if the same people who found the previous wording did not carry that implication also find that the new wording doesn't... Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
