Russ Allbery writes ("Re: How are things going?"): > Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Brendan O'Dea writes ("Re: How are things going?"): > >> Merging changes to dpkg from Ubuntu to Debian seems daft. Why have two > >> repositories? > > > > Debian and Ubuntu sometimes have different views about things and I > > don't think either would be happy necessarily using the same branch. > > Could you give an example of what sort of thing you anticipate being > different? Beyond timing of releases, which could be dealt with via > branches within the same repository, I can't think of anything.
You're vigorously agreeing with me. But we do need merge tracking because of the desynchronised release cycles, at the very least. I don't think it really matters whether it's one repository or several, so long as it's a system with merge tracking. I think overall, Debian needs a proper conversation about revision control systems and source package formats. > I would hope that the ongoing goal would be for Ubuntu and Debian to use > the same dpkg as much as possible, with deviations only around release > freezes. I can't think of anything immediately obvious that would make > that a bad idea. But maybe my imagination is insufficient. (With Ubuntu hat on) I'm afraid I can't guarantee that Ubuntu won't want to do something to dpkg that (with Debian hat on) I think is a bad idea :-). Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]