Bug#293246: kppp: dependency on ppp

[Adeodato Simó <asp16@alu.ua.es>]

* Michail Bachmann [Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:15:51 +0100]:

> > BTW, kppp without ppp is a nice window in your desktop useless.

> So what? Do I have to use it?

  You have a point, but: what determines if we put something as Depends
  or as Recommends is not what will confuse our users less. What
  determines it is if the dependency is _absolutely_ necessary, or there
  are some scenarios (though rare) in which it is not necessary. Note
  that this is what our Policy mandates.

  kppp has an _absolute_ dependency on ppp (Christopher says so, and he
  knows better than I), so there you go with the Depends. OTOH, see
  Bug#289189 for an example where using Depends: would help some people,
  but it is not done because the dependency is not absolute.

  You can always have a look at equivs and make a dummy kppp package.

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