On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:22:52AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Markus Koschany <a...@debian.org> writes: > > If you want to contact the maintainer you need internet access > > With the maintainer email address, I do not need internet access to > compose an email message. Without that information I can't.
apt show $PACKAGE There's no need to duplicate the information inside .dsc/.deb and apt indices. > > if you want to visit the upstream homepage you need internet access > > With the upstream home page URL, I do not need internet access to > bookmark a URL. Without that URL I can't. As above -- but pray tell, what will you do with that URL? Unlike an e-mail which you can compose then send later, a webpage you can't access is of no use. Meow! -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ A dumb species has no way to open a tuna can. ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ A smart species invents a can opener. ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ A master species delegates.