Re: debugging symbols
>> "JW" == Jeff Waugh <jdub@perkypants.org> writes:
> <quote who="Chris Waters">
>> Anyway, I hope that in the long term, we can find some sort of solution to
>> this whole problem that will make us third-party vendors, distributors,
>> repackagers, resellers, etc. happy.
> Please note the "distributors" section in the GNOME 2.0 Desktop Beta 2
> release notes:
> Distributors
> ------------
> This release is not intended for inclusion in distributions. However,
> binary packages for bleeding edge testers on your platform are very
> welcome. Please email the release team <gnome2-release-team@gnome.org> if
> you have built packages for your platform.
> So, whilst it's not in woody, it is being included in the sid distribution.
> Thus, I see any packaging of G2D for Debian sid simply as a helping hand for
> users who wish to test the GNOME 2.0 Desktop. Which gives us two possible
> responses:
> 1) We are not pleased that Debian is distributing G2D binaries without
> debugging symbols at this stage of the release.
> 2) Thanks for packaging G2D for Debian users to debug, test and fix at
> this early stage of our release.
> We'd have the same response to any other distributor. So, if you want to be
> seen as a respectable third-party vendor, you need to play the game. :-)
We are not packaging Gnome 2 for our pleasure but at *your* request. Now
if you don't want to see debian packaging Gnome 2, tell us clearly.
We have a policy and we follow this policy.
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/
Christian
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