On 08-Jul-07, 07:07 (CDT), Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > might have links form their desktops or other hooks that just call > /usr/bin/xmms. So this might affect a lot of users and especially > those users that have no idea how to cope with a missing xmms in their > PATH.
Removing a package from the Debian distribution does not cause it to be removed from user's systems. So your hypothetical user: * can create desktop links and scripts * will notice the xmms has been removed * will care * will and can track down (e.g.) audacious as a replacement BUT * is incapable of fixing/replacing the desktop links and scripts. Hmmmm. Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]