On 2010-11-07 19:57, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: > >> i think this is to be discussed on this list. >> i don't know whether it's good practice, and esp. i don't know whether >> its worse practice than creating a debian package for 2 smallish files. > > It is not good practice, it is a special case based on the upstream > distribution that has existed for many years. Why exclude a useful > package purely because its only two small files? Shall we remove lots > of kernel modules for the same reason/ >
i don't think we are in a position to remove kernel module packages or collate them into a single one. the usefulness of the very object we are talking about has been debated and the conclusion is, that it is there merely for legacy reasons. there _is_ a number of packages that bundle serveral smallish useful scripts/macros/thingies together, regardless of authors, so it is not that bad a practice you believe it is. fgmasdr IOhannes
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