Re: [Dev] problems with replacements for blacklisted packages

2017-12-23 Thread Luke Shumaker
On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:06:56 -0500, Luke Shumaker wrote: > > Luke Shumaker wrote : > > > - b43-fwcutter is not replaced by, but is provided by > > >libre/b43-tools. For one, I am flabbergasted that whatever freedom > > >issues b43-fwcutter has aren't also issues with b43-tools. > > >

Re: [Dev] problems with replacements for blacklisted packages

2017-12-23 Thread Luke Shumaker
The following is a discussion of the semantics of provides/conflicts/replaces. It uses b43-fwcutter as an example, but isn't about b43-fwcutter; it is written accepting the everything in my previous email as accurate; which isn't true. What we actually should do is keep blacklisting