On 04-Oct-00, 14:27 (CDT), Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> wrote: > So I wonder if changing it to something more like: > > 'important': things that will be on *every* system, except *very* > specialised ones > 'standard': everything that might reasonably appear in an "off the > shelf" install > 'optional': everything else that doesn't conflict with anything above > 'extra': anything rare, or conflicting with optional or higher packages
If we're going to mess with priorities, this would be the time to introduce the new priority between standard and optional: preferred: The Debian preferred implementation of a common service that has multiple implementations (e.g. webservers, SMTP, mp3 players, etc.) (Yes, I know it's opening a hornets nest. But "optional" is just too dang big, and we could just pick one, admit that it's arbitrary, and go on.) Someone (IanJ?) had a more detailed proposal for this a while ago, I'll see if I can dig it out. Steve -- Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Please do not CC me on mail sent to this list; I subscribe to and read every list I post to.)
