Re: Bastille linux : secure linux distribution

[Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org>]

At 19:51 -0400 1999-06-03, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 1999 at 11:40:12PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> > The distribution will be based on Red Hat for several reasons:
> [...]
> >    2.The packaging  format is good (does one critical thing which Debian
> >    packages don't and which we need: multiple patches per package) though
> >    not perfect.  (Nothing is, though.)
>
> Someone please ask these people to retract this vile slander.
>
> Debian *CAN* support multiple patches per package *IF* the maintainer
> chooses to do things that way.  My proof?
>
> apt-get source xfree86-1
>
> (This implementation of source handling is thanks to Adam Heath.)

or apt-get source egcs or apt-get source glibc.
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