Manoj Srivastava wrote: > * The transition may take a long time, going by previous > transitions, and not all packages are upgraded anywhere near > simultaneously. > > I think that expecting _*all*_ packages to have moved before we > release potato is futile, unless we do not plan on releasing > potato for 18 months or so. We *_cannot_* expect to get FHS > compliance in place by potato.
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Santiago> I think it makes sense that the more difficult the > Santiago> migration process is, the longer it will take, and your > Santiago> proposal complicate things in a considerable degree. > > Considerable degree? Are you sure you are talking about people > who are Debian maintainers? Manoj, you can't argue that all developers can quickly add a postinst script, and argue a few posts earlier that it will take 18 months for all packages to get done. Can you? If it's so quick to do, why can't it be done quickly? I know I'll probably do my 7 packages in one sitting. I think the argument of ease of transition for the _user_ is a better one. Peter, who hasn't decided which side he stands on yet.
