Hi,
>>"Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >>"Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> It may be too late. We *NEED* consensus on this sort of thing:
>> No, we do not need a consensus. The DPL can still mandate a
>> solution by fiat, thank god.
Chris> Man, your reading comprehension skills have gone to pot since you
Chris> decided that this was all something to be furious about. I
I can say much the same. Read on.
Chris> much prefer calm, reasoned debate. Especially when discussing
Chris> technical issues. I hope we can both get on the same page one
Chris> of these days, because I'm really tired of being
Chris> misinterpreted and attacked for things I didn't say.
Chris> I certainly hope the DPL has more sense that to listen to someone on
Chris> the edge of hysteria about an issue.
Calm, reasoned, debate. I see.
Chris> Wonko is compliant with policy version 3.0.0.0; the
Chris> [...]
>> Until the policy document come out (and it may be years before
>> that happens, the package is indeed in violation of policy.
Chris> Bzzt, thanks for playing. 3.0.0.0 is policy today.
You really can't follow logic, eh? Here, in words closer to
one syllable: your example:
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To: Alan S. Shole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bug#66666: wonko uses /usr/share/doc only
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Package: wonko
Version: 4.04-3
Wonko uses /usr/share/doc and doesn't have a symlink in /usr/doc,
which is a violation of policy.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bug#66666: wonko uses /usr/share/doc only
Wonko is compliant with policy version 3.0.0.0; the requirement for
a symlink did not appear until 3.0.0.1. This is not a bug. The
requirement for a symlink is guaranteed (by policy) to be revoked in
a future version of policy, and Wonko will stick with 3.0.0.0 until then.
I see no reason to waste my time creating this symlink only to
remove it again later. When policy 4.x comes out, I may be able to
change the standards version without changing anything else.
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Until the (quote: ``future version of policy'' comes out, the
package in questin (wonko, unless you have forgotten), is in
violation of the current policy version, (which, in this example,
happens to be 3.0.0.1). Saying you are sticking to an older policy
version is not an option.
manoj
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