On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 01:37:58AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 07:32:59PM -0800, George Bonser wrote: > > Well, maybe I should READ those package descriptions :) > > I should make this the offical motto of the Debian X packages. > > I don't know how I am supposed to "support" XFree86 if people won't read: > > 1) the Debian release notes > 2) the Debian package descriptions > 3) anything in /usr/doc/* with the string "README" in the filename > 4) anything in /usr/doc/* with the string "FAQ" in the filename > 5) a prompt in the xbase postinst that says: > > The xbase package is obsolete and may be removed (with "dpkg --remove xbase"). > If you are upgrading from Debian 2.0 or earlier, you should read the > usr/doc/xbase/README.Debian file. Read this file now? (y/n) [y] > > There is NO WAY this message did not appear at the time the xbase package > was upgraded. > > I sometimes wonder why I bother writing any documentation at all. People > will just ignore it and then chime in with profound insights like > > "THIS----------------------------------SUCKS!!!!!!!!" > > when anything changes. > > I have tried very hard to get the Debian XFree86 packages into a state > where they reliably meet two goals: > 1) they help out the user who doesn't know X inside and out > 2) they stay out of the way of the user who knows exactly what he's doing > > Needless to say, they are far from perfect in achieving these ends, but if > you have an argument that the X packages as they were a year ago when I > took over maintainership were better at doing the above than they are now, > I'd like to hear it. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | > Debian GNU/Linux | If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | will @goH7OjBd7*dnfk=<q4fDj]Kz?. > cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
FWIW, I think you're doing a great job with the X packages. I haven't had any problems at all with any of the upgrades... well... uh.. except for that one time when there was a typo in one of the config files. It was easy enough to fix though. Keep up the good work! Mike -- Mike Merten [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 28460680
