On Sun, Jul 02, 2006, Thomas Lotterer wrote: >>>> On Sunday, 2. July 2006 at 3:44 pm, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It looks like openpkg-import is not included in the 2.20060628 branch. >> >The package was omitted by intention. The openpkg-import package is only little >more than an idea. In fact it breaks the fundamental concept of OpenPKG being >self-contained and almost independent from the operating system. Some OpenPKG >purists may want to create a new package class CRAP or even EVIL for it :-) >Well, exceptions and relaxed rules introduced by practical use cases protect >the package from obliteration ...
While I understand the motives for eliminating this, it does serve a useful purpose, much like the x11 package. I could argue that this doesn't violate the OpenPKG philosophy of minimal changes to the underlying OS as it isn't changing anything, just saying to use the the OS version of something. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 ``The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.'' -- Buckminster Fuller ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org User Communication List openpkg-users@openpkg.org
