On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 08:21:09AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 07:26:50AM -0600, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 04:40:41AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > If version numbers don't describe precisely that, what does? > > [ snip, etc. ] > > I have nothing useful to say about this topic, except this: > > o If you have a brilliant idea to make the packaging system better, > write code (or at least a proposal) and submit it to debian-DEVEL. > Being a developer will probably get you further than not being one, > but I imagine that depends on the quality of your proposal as well.
... and understanding the existing system and the reasons for it are pretty much a requirement as well if you're going to be seriously suggesting changes. > Sorry guys, but this list is for debian USERS and thus I think this > thread has outlived its usefulness by several messages. Yeah, I agree. I'll stop now. :) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]