Re: TIP vs. Pico

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

Jordi wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I plan to upload a sponsored package, TIP (Tip isn't Pico). Some time ago,
> there was a discusion in debian-devel, about the building of a Free Pico
> clone. In the middle of that discussion, somebody named TIP, this enhanced
> and GPLd Pico clone. Since then, have been in touch with Chris Allegratta, 
> TIPs author, and have been building unofficial tip packages (available at
> www.sindominio.net/~jordi). He wanted to hold back an official package until
> some bugs were solved, and now he thinks TIP is mature enough for it's
> inclussion in Debian. He wonders if something could be done to make Tip a
> replacement of non-free Pico. He said alternatives, or whatever. I think
> this isn't possible, but maybe I'm very mistaken.
> 
> What is the "normal" procedure to make Debian users aware of the inclusion
> of a package that can replace a non-free package? Is this idea of a tip -->
> pico alternative not bad at all?

I guess currently pine depends on pico, thus in the future it would
depend on tip | pico (in that order)

Regards,

	Joey

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