Re: Hmm

[Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>]

On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 03:23:23PM -0400, Dan Papasian wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 06:32:57PM +0200, Andreas Krennmair wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 02:03:33AM +1000, Ian Miller wrote:
> > > Maybe making a NetBSD package that will mimic the debian way..would be
> > > alot better. I know this would be great for me, and alot less work. And
> > > then make it bsd generic.
> > Do you always go the "way of least resistance"? If we did something that
> > _mimics_ Debian, it wouldn't actually be a real Debian, and that's what I
> > personally want to be.
> 
> How can you possibly define Debian besides behavior?
> 
> We know it isn't Linux.  Would it be GNU tools?  dpkg/apt?

Debian is a bunch of free software that forms a coherent system by following
the guidelines of the Debian Policy Manual.

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 - mdz