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Bug#704285: release-notes: Debian doesn't support LSB 3.2



cc:ing the lsb maintainer

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 01:22:59 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

> Package: release-notes
> Version: r9650
> Tags: wheezy patch
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If I understand the lsb packaging correctly, Debian aims at support
> for LSB 4.1 these days instead of LSB 3.2.
> 
> More importantly, the Linux Standard Base Desktop Specification
> (both version 3.2 or 4.1) says:
> 
> 	The libraries listed in Table 3-1 shall be available on a
> 	Linux Standard Base - Desktop system, with the specified
> 	runtime names.
> 
> 	[...]
> 	libqt-mt	libqt-mt.so.3
> 
> but wheezy does not include that library.
> 
> This says "supports" but not "conforms to".  I hope readers understand
> the distinction.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
> 
> Index: whats-new.dbk
> ===================================================================
> --- whats-new.dbk	(révision 9650)
> +++ whats-new.dbk	(copie de travail)
> @@ -362,7 +362,10 @@
>  </programlisting>
>  
>  <para>
> -Debian still supports Linux Standard Base (<acronym>LSB</acronym>) version 3.2.
> +Debian supports Linux Standard Base (<acronym>LSB</acronym>) version 4.1.
> +It also supports most Linux Standard Base Desktop 4.1 interfaces, with
> +the exception that instead of including both Qt 3 and Qt 4, it only
> +includes Qt 4.
>  <indexterm><primary>Linux Standard Base</primary></indexterm>
>  </para>
>  

Didier, care to ack/nak?

Cheers,
Julien

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