Re: ITP: task-cups-printing

[Mariusz.Przygodzki@WAW1.siemens.pl]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Junichi Uekawa [mailto:dancer@netfort.gr.jp]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 6:27 PM
> To: Mariusz.Przygodzki@WAW1.siemens.pl
> Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: ITP: task-cups-printing
 
 
> I think what you are describing is a misunderstanding of 
> "Privides:" mechanism.

I don't thinks so. I'm sure I know "Provides:" mechanism.
 
> What's so deficient about the Provides (and virtual packages) ? 
> What's the point in making an actual package that does nothing
> than a virtual package that only exists in the head of apt?
"Provides" relates and concentrates on given package. 
It's mean exactly what given package provides.

task-* packages concerns and concentrates on functionality of whole system
and provides (very useful) mechanism for users to choice preferred  
set of available packages. 

There's no deficient about "Provides".

Mariusz