Re: CDD-package inside of Debian or out?
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On 18-05-2005 00:03, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 May 2005 22:44, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>
>>On 17-05-2005 16:44, Holger Levsen wrote:
>>
>>>In our vision a Custom Debian Distribution is built from one cdd
>>>package per CDD (see http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?CDDTool for more
>>>info on that). That cdd package is not maintained inside Debian but
>>>maintained by the CDD.
>>
>>To clarify: While most other CDD work is best passed on to Debian, the
>>actual CDD package is not intended for inclusion in the official Debian
>>archive.
>
>
> Why not? I fail to see the advantage of this.
Debian provides choices of software packages and generic configurations
for a local admin to pick from and customize further.
CDDs take away choices and automate customization (and maybe more).
task-* packages was once invented but later discouraged again. I see
skolelinux-* packages as newer (certainly much improved) task-packages,
but with same basic flaw: they provide global limitation instead of choice.
A package like "harden" also provides global limitation only, but in a
generic, extensible way. CDD metapackages aim at being global (or if
not, then sorry - I have spent too much time on Skolelinux!).
I realize that the discussion if CDD metapackages should be inside
Debian or outside is controversial, so thanks, Cobaco, for renaming the
subject!
- Jonas
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