>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> On the other hand, it's a sign of laziness, and I think
Chris> laziness is a virtue, so I have mixed feelings about the
Chris> whole thing. In general, laziness can be a great boon if
Chris> applied intelligently ("I'm tired of adding up columns and
Chris> rows of numbers all the time, I think I'll invent the
Chris> spreadsheet so the computer can do this for me.") I think
Chris> the best thing is to continue to allow this, and only
Chris> complain in cases where the package is so large, and
Chris> uploaded so frequently, that it really is a problem for our
Chris> mirrors.
I disagree. Why should dpkg, for instance, which is specific to Debian
come with a diff format.
So maybe native format might be used when it shouldn't, but that
doesn't mean that some applications exist. IMHO all packages that are
specific to Debian (eg. use on other platforms is not supported) fall
into this category.
--
Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
