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Re: Starting unstable aptitude releases and RFC



On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 10:23:36PM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels <lists@lina.inka.de> was heard to say:
> On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 12:29:32PM -0500, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> >   One question that I'd like people to comment on: I'd like to release a
> > precompiled binary package for this version, but I don't think releasing it as
> > "aptitude" is a good idea :)
> 
> You could release it in some kind of project distribution? Just don't upload
> it to woody. As long as you hve a apt-getable line which you can tell us,
> there wont be a problem.

  Hmm..I thought about that.  People probably aren't going to want to replace
the old aptitude with the new one, though (that's what I'd assume),
at least not till I get downloading working again in it.

  Bah, maybe I'll just get downloading working again and call it "aptitude".
  I've already wasted a couple days doing this, my schoolwork can stand to
be ignored for another 24 hours or so :)

  Daniel

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