Bug#1084924: Draft Ballot Re: Bug#1084924: The system-log-daemon virtual package

[Ansgar 🙀 <ansgar@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Sun, 2024-12-15 at 14:02 +0000, Matthew Vernon wrote:
> The Technical Committee also 
> acknowledges that on systemd systems, journald can serve the purpose of 
> system-log-daemon, but that systemd also supports installing a separate 
> system-log-daemon.

Does this mean that systemd should (accourding to the technical
committee) have "Provides: system-log-daemon" as it can serve the
purpose of that virtual package?

> A) The Technical Committee affirms that it is reasonable for a package 
> to declare any suitable dependency upon the system-log-daemon virtual
> package.

How should this dependency look like? If systemd can fulfill the
dependency, but cannot use "Provides: system-log-daemon" (see question
above), should other packages use "Recommends: systemd | system-log-
daemon"?

I think it would be helpful to be explicit on these questions.

Ansgar