On 13 Oct 1996, Rob Browning wrote: > Christian Hudon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Well, I'm not sure that installing the most recent one is the right > answer. Take ghostscript for example. There's the GNU version in > .../text and the Aladdin version in .../non-free. Now the GNU version > should always be <= the Aladdin version since GNU repackages the > Aladdin version after it's been out for a while. People who want an > all free software machine may prefer the GNU version even if it's > older.
If they do want that, they just don't select the non-free one. Then the GNU version will get installed. Or even easier, if they want just free software, they don't select the non-free section and then they never even *see* the non-free ghostscript 4.01. > I think that it might make more sense to just disallow two packages > with the same name in a given Debian package tree. In this case I > think we should have a virtual ghostscript package provided by both > gs-aladdin and gs-gnu, or whatever. Then no one gets confused about > what you mean. Huh? By 'given package tree' you mean 'non-free' vs 'stable/unstable' vs 'contrib', don't you? Then there is no problem. because ghostscript 4.01 is in non-free and ghostscript 3.something in in unstable. I still don't see a problem... Unless the problem is that dftp makes no distinction between the different sections (i.e. doesn't allow people to distinguish between non-free, unstable and contrib)... but that would be a problem with dftp, IMO. Christian -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
