On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 03:41:20PM -0500 , Martin Maney wrote: > arose in a proposed-update (non-security related), do you think that package
then it wouldn't (or a "fixed" conflicting package would be provided). But because we need this security update, then we need also a proposed-update > would be accepted for the next point release? I would hope not. > > > > We are not just about packages, we are about the way they work together > > > to form a coherent whole. > > What he said. Debian's biggest plus - I speak here as a sysadmin and user > of the distro - has always been the much higher technical quality; having a > supposed "fix" cause another part of Debian to break seems quite > antithetical to that quality. 1) don't fix <= not an option 2) fork <= really no 3) fix and fix the breakage <= we have this Petr Cech -- Debian GNU/Linux maintainer - www.debian.{org,cz} [EMAIL PROTECTED] <woot> "What do you mean it's not packaged in Debian?"