Re: [PROPOSAL] New Virtual Packages and way to handle Classpath

[Jan Schulz <jasc.usenet@gmx.de>]

Hallo Dalibor,

* Dalibor Topic wrote:
>> This is not the primary goal of the policy IMO. The policy is for
>> describing *how* a package should look like, a kind of ruleset, which
>> packages have to comply to. Nothing more, nothing less.
>Well, the current proposal for a debian java policy contains some
>issues to discuss, and an advice for packagers section. 

Note that this sections are not officially part of the debian java
policy.

>I think that's a good idea, as it could help new packagers with their
>task. If you think it would be better to put such things into the
>debian java faq, fair enough. Thogh I would hope that the policy
>actively encourages packagers to support free VMs, in accordance with
>debian's free software goals.

Any nice words around that, which I can put in?

Jan
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