Re: changes to Packages file

[joey@finlandia.infodrom.north.de (Martin Schulze)]

Sue Campbell writes:
> Since the Packages file contains all the information about who
> created the package and where it is going, it only makes sense that
> the information on where it came from would go in there too.
> 
> With this in mind, I'd like to recommend the following additions to
> the Packages file:
> 
> A new field 'Source:' be created telling where the source was retrieved
> from (yes I know this info is already in the copyright file).

Not in all... gzip:/usr/doc/gzip/copyright lacks the source repository.

Regards

	Joey

> An optional field 'Homepage:' be created giving the location of the
> web page for the software.

Hmmmm

Regards

	Joey

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