Bug#100449: debian/control in tetex-bin
On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 09:21:40AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 02:03:16AM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> > >From the point of view of a luser, this is *very* confusing. Replaces: means
> > the package provides the files of previous tetex-base. And then Description:
> > says you need to install those files. As a luser what am I supposed to do ? I
> > should install tetex-base since Description says me so. But the same tetex-base
> > is replaced by the package I just install. I guess you understand me, don't you
> > ?
>
> Why would a luser be reading the package fields anyway?
Because that's the output of 'apt-cache show tetex-bin'
Look, I still don't understand why most developers answer this way to bug
reports. People are filing bug reports because they'd like to improve things.
It costs them time and energy. Obviously if they file a bug it's because they
are facing something they can solve. Now most of time DD's' reaction is : you're being
stupid, stop annoying me. Is it really was in meant in the Social Contract ?
2. We Will Give Back to the Free Software Community
[...] We will feed back user request [...]
4. Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software
We will be guided by the needs of our users and the free-software
community. We will place their interests first in our priorities.
> > Could this be clarified in the doc ? Even after you message, I don't know if I
> > should install the package or not ...
>
> Could be, but I don't see much point. Although the idea of having it
> Replaces: tetex-base (<< 1.whatever) to make things clearer might be
> nice.
I just proposed to remove the
"You need at least tetex-base together with it."
in the Description: field.
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Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT
Eric.VanBuggenhaut@AdValvas.be
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