On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:40:28 +0000 (UTC) Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> wrote: > sean finney <seanius <at> debian.org> writes: > > > while i don't have any specific knowledge or interest in the details of > > this particular problem, i'd just add since you haven't mentioned it as an > > alternative that you could always Conflict with the package in question > > while waiting for a resolution. > > This is not possible; it would be a RC bug: > > /--- Policy 10.1 > | Two different packages must not install programs with different > | functionality but with the same filenames. (The case of two programs > | having the same functionality but different implementations is handled via > | "alternatives" or the "Conflicts" mechanism. > \--- (sorry for rearranging your statement) Both programs provide the same basic functionality indeed (i.e. translations), and the implementation is different. Why not using alternatives|Conflicts then? (read as: I can't understand your Policy citation, since it seems you're contradicting yourself). However, as already stated, I'll rename the binary "ntranslate". Kindly, David -- . ''`. Debian maintainer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 ----|---- http://snipr.com/qa_page `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174
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