>> Umm, the thing this tool does is so trivial in shell - do we really need >> a package? It only wastes space, IMO. > You have a valid point there and gave me a new idea how to simplify.
How? > I think space is cheap. If you said Debian wants to be more than just a > collection of packages and envstore does not qualify, that would be a useful > argument ;) Its not only that. Its also - it is not just the package size. But also the amount it takes in the various package/sources and contents files. In the case of packages like envstore that makes more size than the package itself. And there it is very valid to question if the package actually adds value to the archive, or only increases the bandwidth each mirror has to provide for the Debian mirror. Each user has to download for updates. Each apt has to deal with. > Also, I do not want to tread on the internal affairs of the FTP team - but I'd > rather envstore was rejected in the first place, than being accepted and > suggested for removal afterwards. I voiced my opinion about that internally. Now, I wont remove it, unless you ask for it in a bug. But how about morphing this into a useful collection of various shell tools? I'm sure there are more "tools" like envstore that are too small in itself to make a useful package, that all together would actually make sense to have. -- bye, Joerg >Do you agree to uphold the Social Contract and the DFSG in your Debian >work? Absolutely. (does anyone say "no" to this question? :) ) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
