Bug#714634: lsb-core: Remove lsb-invalid-mta as a dependency of lsb-core; require an actual MTA instead
On 07/07/2013 04:09 AM, Aaron Sowry wrote:
> Ubuntu has another long-standing (at least 11.10 - 13.04) LSB bug[1]
> which makes install_initd fail. This means that it's not possible to
> install services on Ubuntu as per the LSB spec.
It's been fixed, I see.
> Pretend you're developing software to be run on LSB-compliant systems -
> let's say a program which sends administrative emails to a specified
> address whenever certain system states are encountered. In this case,
> Ubuntu is an example of a system on which the software cannot be
> installed, cannot perform it's function even when installed by other
> (non-LSB) means, but does not violate the LSB in either of these
> regards.
>
> I'm sorry, but if this is the case (and I certainly hope it isn't) then,
> at least from a developer's perspective, the LSB is an irrelevant
> specification.
Someone once said "Politics is the art of the possible." So are
standards in the free software world. That's life.
I suspect, though, that you're undervaluing the 99% of the spec that
doesn't have to do with sendmail.
BTW, if you feel strongly about this, I'd encourage you to file the
appropriate bugs and have this discussion over there. No one here needs
convincing, I think, that lsb-invalid-mta is a bad idea.
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