Avery Pennarun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because it's such a widespread problem, we can assume that Debian 2.2's > version of APT will support package renaming in some way. That means we can > actually put off solving this problem until Debian 2.2, and even longer if > the X fonts don't change.
This means that we're willing to hold off on upgrades to all font packages until the relevant apt support for package renaming is ready. I just hope the rest of the world agrees that this is wise. [What's wrong with using the "empty package" mechanism, and waiting for apt to give us a way of making defunct empty packages delete themselves?] -- Raul
