Processed: Re: Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2017-08-02 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing control commands: > tag -1 +pending Bug #589671 [debian-policy] Required package set can be fully usable Added tag(s) pending. -- 589671: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=589671 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems

Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2017-08-02 Thread Sean Whitton
control: tag -1 +pending On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:05:39PM +0200, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > How about just simplifying it to the following, without making any > suggestions about its further usability. Describe in a factual way > what it is, and leaves it to the reader to decide on whether they >

Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2010-07-19 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:05:39 +0200 Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > Hi Neil, > > On moandei 19 July 2010, Neil Williams wrote: > > This sentence in Policy 2.5 is too prohibitive: > > "Systems with only the required packages are probably unusable, but > > they do have enough functionality to allow the sy

Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2010-07-19 Thread Emilio Pozuelo Monfort
On 19/07/10 22:22, Neil Williams wrote: > This sentence in Policy 2.5 is too prohibitive: > "Systems with only the required packages are probably unusable, but they > do have enough functionality to allow the sysadmin to boot and install > more software." > I have many systems with only Priority:

Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2010-07-19 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
Hi Neil, On moandei 19 July 2010, Neil Williams wrote: > This sentence in Policy 2.5 is too prohibitive: > "Systems with only the required packages are probably unusable, but they > do have enough functionality to allow the sysadmin to boot and install > more software." > > I would suggest a more

Bug#589671: Required package set can be fully usable

2010-07-19 Thread Neil Williams
Package: debian-policy Severity: normal This sentence in Policy 2.5 is too prohibitive: "Systems with only the required packages are probably unusable, but they do have enough functionality to allow the sysadmin to boot and install more software." I would suggest a more open wording: "Systems wit