ups-monitor (Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of...)

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

Clint Adams wrote:

>    Perhaps identd isn't an example to be taken seriously.  So let's
> say that I have a POP server.
>    These packages don't conflict; they merely provide the same
> service.  There is no reason that these three packages cannot
> coexist on the same system.  Any namespace overlap can be
> solved by alternatives or renaming, as such things are normally
> rectified.

Another example is a UPS monitor.  Currently, most of them
conflict because they all have a /etc/init.d/ups-monitor file.

Peter