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On Viernes, 13 de julio de 2012 09:38:45 Gergely Nagy wrote:
> Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:
> > Gergely Nagy <algernon@balabit.hu> writes:
> >> if upstream considers a package a core part of a platform,
> >> recommends *is* wrong.
> >
> > Er, no.
> >
> > Upstreams are not infallible, and are often quite fallible...
> >
> > Upstream's "view" is a good _default_, but such judgements should be
> > made based on the reality on the ground.
>
> In that case, recommends still is wrong. Either split the package then
> (and then both parties win), or drop a component completely (or demote
> to suggests).
That's being Manichaean. In between Depends and Suggests it exists a middle ground. Oh surprise, it is called Recommends.
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Noel Torres
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