Hi there, On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 05.07.2011 19:53, schrieb Martijn Faassen: >> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:46 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Not at all. I can see the problem you are having. I'm just suggesting >>> that you should take an entirely different approach to solving it, >>> instead of the one you are heading to (i.e. make the download place >>> provide packages "forever"). >> >> Heading to? I've been doing this stuff since 2007. :) > > I think you misunderstood: I was talking about the approach you are > heading to (i.e. a download place that provides packages "forever"). > ... unless I misunderstood, and you have been using such a mirror > since 2007.
You're suggesting I completely rework the approach I have been using since 2007 to avoid breakage due to people removing releases. >> The stuff I use typically isn't in Debian or >> has a version in Debian I don't want to use. > > I try to avoid software that is not packaged in Debian, and > work around limitations that the versions in Debian may have. This works for a variety of use cases. But not for a whole bunch of other use cases. For instance: I need to deploy on a non-Debian platform. Now you again. :) Regards, Martijn _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
