Re: getting some R packages into Debian
Hi Faheem,
could you please stop CCing me. I also guess you are subscribed - so I
also stop CCing you.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 02:19:29AM +0530, Faheem Mitha wrote:
>
> >>Question 2:
> >>http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html#repositories
> >>only talks about Subversion and Git. Given that choice, I'd
> >>definitely go with Git, but is Mercurial out as an option?
>
> >No. We considering two options as sufficient for everybody. Otherwise
> >the main supporters might be forced to learn more and more tools which
> >is not acceptable in the end.
>
> I think you meant to say "yes" to the question "is Mercurial out as
> an option?", right? :-)
Yes (you are right and to the original question) ;-)
> Looks like I'll actually have to learn Git.
The things you need for packaging are a very limited set to learn and
our policy document explains the main things you should notice.
> Crap.
IMHO it would be better if you base your emotions on facts like
"According to [Link] foo is better than bar." Simple statements of
dissatisfaction are not really healthy for mailing list communication.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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