Re: debian-edu-client.Mdeb (WAS Re: debian-edu + edubuntu?)

[Ronny Aasen <ronny@skolelinux.no>]

RalfGesellensetter wrote:
> Am Donnerstag 22 November 2007 schrieb nigel barker:
>   
> > It would be nice if multiple debian-based choices would interoperate.
> > It seems edubuntu want to do their own thing, however.
> >     
>
> On a mere technical base: What I understand here is:
>
> - all debian based distros could be "saved" if there was a simple
>   debian package "debian-edu-client" that sets up everything needed
>   to authenticate against tjener and mount NFS shares
> - this kind of package cannot exist according to debian policy
>   as it had to touch configuration matters that must not be
>   touched by packages.
>   
there is a packages that does that It's called education-networked. 
Ofcouse you must also tweak your config into your partiqular setup, we 
do that so we have a working system out of the box, by using the config 
files in debian-edu-config.

> This dialectic leads to the synthesis or sublation:
> - either the debian policy needs to be adapted 
> - or it needs an extension: how about master packages (we have udeb - so
>   why not Mdeb) that have more power and freedom because they can touch
>   any file on your disk. Of course, to install them you must be Mroot
>   (or member of god/GID=-1).
>   
We realy do not want to mess with the debian policy. the policy is there 
to make sure you can upgrade seamlessly from sarge->etch->lenny.
Today we realy do have upgrade problems becouse of the way we do touch 
config files.  I think we are doing it the correct way, By writing bugs 
on the packages to make them easier to configure properly.

Ronny