Re: PINE Debian Package
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> Hi,
> >>"George" == George Bonser <grep@oriole.sbay.org> writes:
>
SNIP
Hello to the list
I must stand by the Pine package maintainer on this issue. The
maintainer should not be expected to put himself in a bad legal position
for anyone just so they can have a convenient installation package.
Not being a package maintainer, I have not read the Policy manual in
detail but it upholds a legal and moral standard that is lacking in most
commercial companies today. I would also like to see the Debian
distribution install almost hands off like other lesser systems, but I
would rather see the organization maintain the high standards that
caused me to select Debian Linux over other Linux
distributions/operating systems.
Debian will never be for the plug and pray crowd since there is no
support hot line for them to call on when things don't work. That is
what keeps the badly flawed commercial PC operating system in demand.
The maintainers should be highly praised for providing us with the high
quality operating system and selection of applications that we can enjoy
using at no more cost than learning something about them so we can
install the software. Without them and their volunteer efforts we would
be rebooting quite often like all the other PC users out there. I have
found the effort of getting my Debian system working proper has been
less than just getting the popular one to stay up for a short time.
In highest regards to the Debian Organization,
John Ellingboe
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