Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-08-07 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery writes: > If we were starting from scratch, I agree, but I'm not sure how to > phrase that. > > Here's what I currently have, which has one second from Julien and > previous seconds from Manoj and Raphaƫl for previous versions of the > wording. I'd welcome any additional proposals f

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-07-04 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > I think the cost of moving window managers out of /etc/X11 far > outweight the benefit. However the same rationale about moving > programs out of /usr/bin/X11, /usr/lib/X11, etc. apply here. If one > day we move to X12, /etc/X11 will probably have to go. > > I do not thin

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-29 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 09:43:57AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert writes: > > > My comment would be that we should avoid implying that putting window > > managers config file in /etc/X11/.../ is a good idea... But of course > > it is not the time for policy to forbid it either. > >

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-29 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > My comment would be that we should avoid implying that putting window > managers config file in /etc/X11/.../ is a good idea... But of course > it is not the time for policy to forbid it either. Hm. Do you feel that way just for new window managers, or that ones that cu

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-29 Thread Bill Allombert
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:07:35PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > "Bernhard R. Link" writes: > > * Russ Allbery [090620 23:55]: > > >> I'm not sure either. This was already in Policy prior to this round > >> of changes, of course, but maybe since we're revising this section > >> anyway, this is t

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-29 Thread Julien Cristau
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 23:54:13 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Julien Cristau writes: > > > Ping Russ? :) > > Sorry about the long delay on the rewrite of the X installation > directory section. Here's proposed rewording for the whole section. > How does this look to everyone? > Seconded, alon

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-21 Thread Russ Allbery
"Bernhard R. Link" writes: > * Russ Allbery [090620 23:55]: >> I'm not sure either. This was already in Policy prior to this round >> of changes, of course, but maybe since we're revising this section >> anyway, this is the time to remove it. To remove it, I'd drop the >> should and turn it in

Re: Bug#522217: debian-policy: Drop requirement to pre-depend on x11-common

2009-06-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Raphael Hertzog writes: > On Fri, 19 Jun 2009, Russ Allbery wrote: >> +Configuration files for window managers and display managers >> +should be placed in a subdirectory of /etc/X11/ >> +corresponding to the package name due to these programs' tight >> +integratio