Re: Ask yourself some questions
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 04:10:35PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
>> No, but I and probably Rémi too read Branden's remark as: Even if we
>> remove the package from non-free, the old locally installed copies of
>> these packages wil still be available. In this context his remark
>> makes sense, these old packages are worth nothing if nobody supports
>> them anymore.
> That's not what I'm saying at all. Presumably if the old packages work
> well enough to satisfy the user, there's no reason for him to remove
> them from his system. This GR certainly wouldn't force him to do so.
Hello,
That is exactly what I said that I thought you and Rémi said/thought
and were we simply don't share a common opinion.
I should simply stop using misleading pronomina:
"No, but I and probably Rémi too read Branden's remark as: Even if
we remove the package from non-free, the old locally installed copies
of these packages will still be available. In this context *Rémi's*
remark makes sense. ..."
I might think "the old packages work well enough" but in reality
there might be some bad bug in them that I've just failed to notice yet
because I as simple user have not taken over the maintainer's role and
do not read upstream's BTS.
I am as bad with examples as anybody but think of a security bug or
something that causes a little data loss - e.g. an id3-tag editor that
cuts of a piece of the mp3[1] everytime you change the tag.
cu andreas
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