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Re: distribution handling : a different approach



I really like this suggestion.  This avoids the twenty-thousand extra 
symlinks problem.

 
 -Erik

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On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote:

> developers should list the flaws of a package in the control file,
> the dpkg* utils should copy this list into the changes and the dsc file.
> the decission, where to put the files should be made on master, not by
> the single developers. this will give us much more flexiblity.
> 
> the flaws could be this :
> orphaned		no longer maintained
> crippleware		no real functionality
> nocdrom			restrictions to distribution
> crypto			subject of the US export restrictions
> commercial		not a free software : read licence for details
> ....
> 
> flaws should be listes in the control file like
> Flaws: oprhaned crypto
> 
> what do you think ? 
> the names i used are not good, but the concept ?
> 
> regards, andreas
> 
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