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Please remove live-package from Etch



Hi,

On Tuesday 20 March 2007 19:48, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> live-package as well as live-helper do require root privileges to build
> images, Therefore, I don't think that your argument is an issue in the
> "real" world:
>
>   * I assume that everyone who has the right to use root privileges does
>     also have the right to install a backport.

This is not true in the real world.

>   * The backports are in place since a few hours, we only need to
>     properly document it, so that even newbie users can follow it.

It's not documented yet, so it's an issue as well. 

Also, from a marketing POV (/me ducks), it's a complete different story 
whether you say "you can build live-cds with tools from Debian stable now" 
or "there are some backports, which might change anytime, which allow you to 
build live-cds of Debian stable." Live-CDs are nothing new, that we (almost) 
have a tool in stable that allows this, is.

> cleaner build, support of usb stick images, encryption support (this is
> actually casper doing it, but anyway), totally modular, easy
> customizable/extensible.. well, just about everything got better.

While I appreciate this, I dont think this is a reason not to have 
live-package in etch.

> did 
> you have a look at live helper already?

No, not yet. 

> live-package would have needed at least another 5 patches to fix its
> behavior from etch=testing to etch=stable. 

Oh well..


regards,
	Holger (who's also a stable ion3 user. Or rather, have been.)
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