Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes: > diff --git i/policy.sgml w/policy.sgml > index 52dbb26a..544308f8 100644 > --- i/policy.sgml > +++ w/policy.sgml > @@ -757,16 +757,11 @@ > <taglist> > <tag><tt>required</tt></tag> > <item> > - Packages which are necessary for the proper > - functioning of the system (usually, this means that > - dpkg functionality depends on these packages). > - Removing a <tt>required</tt> package may cause your > - system to become totally broken and you may not even > - be able to use <prgn>dpkg</prgn> to put things back, > - so only do so if you know what you are doing. Systems > - with only the <tt>required</tt> packages are probably > - unusable, but they do have enough functionality to > - allow the sysadmin to boot and install more software. > + Packages tagged <tt>Essential: yes</tt> and their > + dependencies. > + Systems with only the <tt>required</tt> packages are > + probably unusable, but they do have enough functionality > + to allow the sysadmin to boot and install more software. > </item> > <tag><tt>important</tt></tag> > <item>
Please retain the sentence starting "Removing a <tt>required</tt> package...". Otherwise, seconded. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zk74o0s9....@windlord.stanford.edu
