Bug#212049: dependency used backwards

2003-09-24 Thread Daniel B.
See detailed discussion in Bug#212034: Debian Perl Policy manual uses dependency backwards, especially the ends of my last two messages, regarding ambiguity of the terminology (even if we continue to disagree on the rest of it). Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#212049: dependency used backwards

2003-09-22 Thread Daniel B.
Thomas Hood wrote: On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 00:24, Daniel B. wrote in part: Debian seems to use the word dependency backwards a lot, making things confusing and hard to understand. [...] If A depends on B, then A is a dependency (A is dependent on B). B is _not_ a dependency

Bug#212028: apt-cache uses dependency backards

2003-09-21 Thread Daniel B.
Matt Zimmerman wrote: reassign 212028 general thanks On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 03:36:03PM -0400, Daniel B. wrote: apt-cache and its manual page uses the word dependency backwards. This error makes the documentation hard to understand. apt's documentation is consistent with everything

Bug#212049: dependency used backwards

2003-09-21 Thread Daniel B.
Package: general Version: n/a? Debian seems to use the word dependency backwards a lot, making things confusing and hard to understand. Per the The American Heritage Dictionary (via http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dependency), a dependency is: 1. Dependence. 2. Something