On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 08:51:04AM -0800, deFreese, Barry wrote: > I appreciate the response. However, it brings up two questions. I > went through the list of packages last night. A. How do I determine > if anyone even gives a rip about the package any longer? ( I noticed > many of the bug reports are well over a year old ). and send a message to the bug number <nnnnn@bugs.debian.org> and the submitter of the original bug to see if they still have the problem with the latest version of the package. a good way to see which packages are still being used is the popularity contest [1]. > B. How do I select something that isn't going to be way over my head > from the start? (Remember I'm pretty much still a newbie). Any > pointers? this might be difficult to do. id say just try something, and if it is too difficult, ask for help, or move on to something else. [1] http://people.debian.org/~apenwarr/popcon/ -- gram
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