On Mar 16, martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org> wrote: > Chapter 10.8 of our policy says that log files "should be" removed > when a package is removed. I am writing this email to gather > feedback prior to proposing that this be changed. Especially in the > EU, I can imaging several situations in which removing the log files > during package purge can put the administrator into an undefined (== > unpleasant) legal situation. Then they should backup them before purging the package. > If you've ever administered a production machine with hundreds of > users, you'll treat log files as valuable data. You'll kick and > scream if they get removed from under your fingers. But when I purge a package I expect that log files will be deleted. -- ciao, Marco
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