Re: Official Debian 2.0 CD master images
Hi,
>>"Rev" == Rev Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@earthlink.net> writes:
On Wed, May 27, 1998 at 01:11:37AM +0200, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
>Seeing that quite a few Debian packages already use gettext for compilation,
>it would be nice that we put gettext in main.
Remco> Regardless of the importance of gettext: why should a new
Remco> package be accepted into Debian 2.0 when it is already in Deep
Remco> Freeze? I thought that when a distribution is in Freeze or
Remco> even in Deep Freeze, no new packages are allowed into that
Remco> distribution.
I think I agree; but our opinions are moot. Depends on what
the release manager would say; I would be surprised if he allowed a
new package in at this late date.
Rev> One might argue that being in experimental, it's kinda already
Rev> in the dist, just at a lower priority than Extra.
Umm, no. Experimental is never packaged on hte official CD,
and non-free and experimental are not part of the official
distribution. We should not blur the boundaries; that way lies
madness.
manoj
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