Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist I've proposed downgrading the following packages to optional:
tetex-lib, tetex-base, tetex-bin, emacs20, emacs20-el, emacsen-common The discussion (which I've made available in mbox format at http://master.debian.org/~rcw/emacs-tex-downgrading) has the following opinions: * One question and what appears to be an informal objection * Tangent discussions about what else should be standard (X, compiler subsystem) * One second * Eleven other messages in favor There have been no formal objections, I hope that's enough concensus to move forward. If so, policy should be patched in a manner similar to the following: --- policy.sgml Sat Jan 1 16:42:08 2000 +++ policy.sgml Sat Jan 1 16:43:48 2000 @@ -556,11 +556,7 @@ These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited character-mode system. This is what will install by default if the user doesn't select anything - else. It doesn't include many large applications, but - it does include Emacs (this is more of a piece of - infrastructure than an application) and a reasonable - subset of TeX and LaTeX (if this is possible without - X).</p> + else. It doesn't include many large applications.</p> </item> <tag><tt>optional</tt></tag> <item> Once this proposal reaches the stage where policy is ready to be changed, please reassign the bug to include ftp.debian.org. Thanks! -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Anybody else wanna negotiate?" -- The Fifth Element
